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Diaspora Ministry: Oxfam to cease operations in Gaza on February 28
Arutz Sheva ^ | 16/2/26

Posted on 02/16/2026 6:48:49 AM PST by Eleutheria5

The Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism announced that Oxfam, the British-founded confederation of 21 independent NGOs, will cease operations in Gaza effective February 28, 2026, pursuant to a decision by the Ministry, which oversees the registration of humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza and Judea and Samaria.

The announcement follows a February 13, 2026, interview on Channel 4 News, in which Oxfam CEO Dr. Halima Begum made a series of public statements regarding internal dynamics within the organization. In the interview, she alleged that she was pressured to use the term “genocide" in relation to Gaza without sufficient factual basis. She also accused elements within the organization’s leadership of antisemitism and of maintaining a disproportionate and irrational focus on the crisis in Gaza compared to other humanitarian crises worldwide.

Oxfam has previously faced criticism over alleged anti-Israel bias and concerns regarding its neutrality.

Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli stated: “The CEO’s public statements reflect the narrative and intensity of antisemitism within Oxfam. Dr. Begum herself, who is Muslim, has been a vocal critic of the State of Israel. Therefore, when she testifies about the level of antisemitism within the organization and levels these accusations herself, her remarks should resonate around the world all the more."

Director General of the Ministry, Avi Cohen-Scali, added: “This is yet another example of the hypocrisy and antisemitism within international organizations that cloak themselves in a humanitarian mantle."

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Gaza; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: beguma; chikli; ngos; oxfam

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1 posted on 02/16/2026 6:48:49 AM PST by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5
Corrupt, Criminal NGOs - owned by the Filthy Globalists - Who Are Abetting the Invasion of the USA:

Catholic Charities USA. Red Cross USA.
International Rescue Committee.
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
Doctors Without Borders.
ACLU.
Save the Children.
RefugePoint.
International Refugee Assistance Project.
Alight.
Jesuit Refugee Service.
Casa Alitas.
Global Refuge.
International Organization for Migration.
Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange.
Feeding Our Future.
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights/LA
And dozens more HERE!
Kettering.org (Feel free to add to the list...)

2 posted on 02/16/2026 7:27:06 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Progress. Good!

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.”
LaoZi (Dao de Jīng, chapter 64, probably 5th century BC )


3 posted on 02/16/2026 8:15:48 AM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Eleutheria5

Doctors Without Borders have also pulled out of Gaza, saying that it was true that terrorists were using the hospitals as armories and hideouts.


4 posted on 02/16/2026 8:30:41 AM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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To: VanShuyten
No! You don't say!




5 posted on 02/16/2026 8:43:05 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Eleutheria5

Where’s Greta and the outrage?


6 posted on 02/16/2026 9:45:12 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: Eleutheria5

great news!
kick all the enemies and terrorist enablers OUT (or otherwise remove them in more permanent ways)

after the Fakestinian slaugher of over 1200 innocent people October 23, there is NO excuse for ANY Israeli government to abide these foreign meddlers any longer

they’re dangerous


7 posted on 02/16/2026 9:46:21 AM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Resolute Conservative

She got bored and decided to play global warming again. They even arrested her in Venice! Yay! Once more into the breach.


8 posted on 02/16/2026 11:02:00 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Eleutheria5; Political Junkie Too

“Diaspora Ministry” sounds like something from Orwell. It might refer to a true faith-based entity, but it could also refer to something that, intentionally or unintentionally, forces demographic or political changes. The word “diaspora” usually refers to groups that are forced to migrate, but sometimes we see them used by forces with dubious ambitions (WEF).


9 posted on 02/16/2026 1:11:30 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

It’s very simple. The ministry serves the Jews living in the diaspora, acts as liaison between them and the State of Israel, encourages aliya, buy Israeli Bonds, etc.


10 posted on 02/16/2026 3:58:00 PM PST by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Eleutheria5

Yes, there is an official Iraelli “Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism” but other nations and NGOs can have similar names. Don’t be surprised if open borders NGOs use the word “diaspora.” Fortunately, the Trump administration is trying to make the US border more like Israel’s.


11 posted on 02/16/2026 10:39:10 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

I hope he’s not trying for barrages of missiles from Canada and Mexico, and attack tunnels constantly popping up!


12 posted on 02/17/2026 7:29:47 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Eleutheria5

I should say that he would like the US border policies to be more like Israel’s :) But in fact the 4th Amendment here probably bight makes it difficult to control tunneling completely.


13 posted on 02/17/2026 11:41:51 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Make those walls on pilings going down to bedrock, maybe.


14 posted on 02/17/2026 12:06:03 PM PST by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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