U.K. Regulator Investigating Politician’s Gaza Charity

Britain’s top charity regulator has started an inquiry into a Gaza relief fund-raising appeal, The Scotsman reports.

The U.K. Charity Commission said investigators want to be satisfied that the more than $1.45-million raised by Viva Palestina was being used for charitable purposes and that the organization had not responded to contact by the regulator.

The charity, which has sent a convoy across Europe to deliver aid to Gaza, is backed by George Galloway, a member of Parliament who has been an outspoken opponent of Britain’s Middle East policies. He said the commission had acted “prematurely” in starting an investigation.