Charity linked to UK’s oldest mosque investigated over ‘Israel lobby’ video

The charity supporting Britain’s oldest mosque is under investigation after it posted a video suggesting that members of the government had been receiving payments from the "Israeli lobby".

The Charity Commission said its probe into the Abdullah Quilliam Society was launched after the charity posted a clip in June 2025 “whose contents may not have furthered the charity’s [objectives, and] could potentially be considered political, divisive and inflammatory.

"The video suggested that named senior members of the Westminster Government were acting improperly and had received donations from the 'Israeli lobby' and that the Commission was also being unduly influenced to ‘silence’ trustees."

The Abdullah Quilliam Society received an official warning from the charities watchdog over a sermon delivered at the mosque shortly after the October 7 massacre, which called on Muslims to "continue waging your war".