Charity Commission Chief Warns of Consequences for ‘Forums of Hate Speech’

The chairman of the Charity Commission, Orlando Fraser, has warned he will not ’stand by' and allow charitable groups to support anti-Semitism in Britain.
Charity Commission Chief Warns of Consequences for ‘Forums of Hate Speech’
Demonstrators L to R, the chief rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, Eddie Marsan, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Rachel Riley, Maureen Lipman, unknown man, and Vanessa Feltz take part in a march against anti-Semitism on Nov. 26, 2023. (Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire
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The chairman of the Charity Commission, Orlando Fraser, has warned, in the wake of allegations of anti-Semitism by some Muslim or pro-Palestinian groups, he will not allow “premises, events or online content to become forums for hate speech.”

Earlier this month the Campaign Against Antisemitism and eight other bodies, called for an “urgent investigation” into allegations that certain charities were hosting speakers who were espousing, “anti-Semitism of the most extreme kind” and “glorification of terrorism” following the attack by Hamas terrorists on Israel on Oct. 7.
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