Front Burner How Canadian charities fund illegal West Bank settlements
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Oct 28, 2025 Ioanna Roumeliotis, an investigative journalist and co-host at CBC's The Fifth Estate, delves into Canada's connection to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. She reveals how Canadian charities are funding these settlements, despite their illegality under international law. Ioanna discusses the violent repercussions faced by Palestinians, particularly through the example of Nasser, a local whose family suffers from settler attacks. The conversation also touches on tax implications and the complex legal landscape surrounding these donations, raising critical questions about accountability.
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Hospital Response To Frequent Attacks
- Ioanna describes racing to a hospital after Nasser Nawadja's relatives were attacked and required surgery.
- A doctor told her such settler-related injuries arrive three to four times a week at that hospital.
Canadian Tax Receipts Linked To Settlements
- The Fifth Estate probe found Canadian charities issuing tax receipts for donations that fund West Bank settlement groups.
- Ioanna's team showed a donation to Mount Hebron Fund triggered a promised Canadian tax receipt from Mizrahi Canada.
Opaque Donation Trails Raise Concerns
- Mizrahi Canada did not disclose where tens of millions in donations to Israel were spent until pressured to do so.
- Tax filings later showed millions flowed to projects in settlements, which critics say normalizes settler activity.