LONDON — NGO Monitor presented findings from its 129-page report on anti-Israel protests in the UK at the UK House of Lords on July 8, 2026. The report alleges that a majority of these protests are orchestrated by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with links to extremist organizations and foreign regimes.

Anne Herzberg, NGO Monitor legal advisor, presented the report's findings during the event, which Lord Walney moderated. Barrister Jonathan Hall KC also participated in the discussion. Lord Michael Gove wrote the afterword for the NGO Monitor report.

The report claims that 80% of anti-Israel protests in the UK were orchestrated by NGOs. It states that many NGOs circumvented UK transparency laws by raising funding through US-based charitable entities. The report found that at least 11 of the 40 major post-October 7 protests and mobilization campaigns in the UK have connections to extremist organizations or officials who cooperated with extremist actors.

According to the report, alleged extremist actors include the Iranian regime, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hamas, Hezbollah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and the Muslim Brotherhood. The report cited Friends of Al Aqsa, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and the Muslim Association of Britain as examples of NGOs with alleged terror links. It also indicates that CAGE and Palestine Action raise funding via cryptocurrency.

The report further states that 19 of the identified organizations receive UK government funding through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) or Gift Aid. Additionally, at least 11 organizations reportedly receive taxpayer funding from various international sources, including the United States, Belgium, the European Commission, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Herzberg stated that the anti-Israel protests following October 7 are presented as grassroots appeals for Palestinian human rights. "In reality, and as our new report documents, they are organized by a globally connected and financed network of NGOs aimed at promoting IRGC propaganda, Islamist and anti-Western narratives, and Israel eliminationism," Herzberg said. She added, "Many of these groups are overtly linked to Hamas and other terrorist actors." Herzberg also said, "It is time to see these demonstrations as a significant destabilizing threat and for governments to investigate these networks."

Lord Walney remarked, "I have argued before that it cannot be right for organizations to enjoy the full privileges of charity while under serious investigation for links to extremism, and that our regulators are too often too slow and too weak to act." He added, "The evidence assembled here only sharpens that case."

Why It Matters

The presentation of the NGO Monitor report in the UK House of Lords addresses the alleged financial and organizational structures behind anti-Israel protests. The claims of NGO involvement and links to extremist organizations suggest a coordinated effort in these demonstrations if substantiated. The report raises questions about funding transparency regarding organizations reportedly receiving government and taxpayer money from multiple countries while allegedly having extremist ties. These claims present challenges for regulators concerning the oversight of charitable organizations.