Regulator satisfied with Islamic Relief’s response to antisemitic comments by former leaders The Charity Commission opened a case into the charity after offensive comments by former senior figures came to light

(Third Sector) The Charity Commission has declared itself satisfied with the response of Islamic Relief Worldwide to antisemitic comments made by former senior leaders.

It comes as the charity said it had requested a meeting with President Biden’s new administration after the outgoing Trump administration urged US government bodies to review their relationships with the charity.

The commission opened a compliance case into the charity in July after claims that two senior figures at the charity had made antisemitic comments on social media.

IRW appointed a new board of trustees in August before asking Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, to chair an independent commission into the vetting of trustees and senior executives at the charity.

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