Colonel Richard Kemp, a UK military commentator with pro-Israel leanings, is critiqued for lacking transparency about his direct ties to the IDF, raising questions about his impartiality and the efficacy of his charity’s fundraising model.
Col Richard Kemp runs a charity that raises money for the IDF. Why is this not mentioned by the British media when they use him to speak about Israel and Gaza?
Questions raised as research finds UK armed forces charities sitting on reserves of £275 million
UK’s largest military charities holding assets of £1.4bn and unrestricted reserves of £275m raise concerns over hoarding cash, with questions being raised over the best ratio of reserves to income and recent donations to military charities, while the Charity Commission warns about charity with big reserves may provoke resentment if it seeks more funds.