Israel’s Registrar of Nonprofits has filed a petition with the Haifa District Court to dissolve the Sakhaa Abu Nidal Association after an investigation by the Corporations Authority uncovered what officials say are serious violations, including the transfer of hundreds of thousands of shekels to entities in Turkey with no oversight on how the money was used.
According to the dissolution petition, the organization transferred the funds to Turkish entities in 2023 and 2024, claiming they were meant to support refugees affected by the war in Syria. But the Corporations Authority says the charity provided no documentation showing the money was used for its stated purposes—no lists of recipients, no receipts for purchases.
The organization also failed to demonstrate any oversight of the funds sent to Turkey, the petition states. Officials warned that without such controls, the money could be used for unauthorized purposes, including terrorism financing, citing international warnings about nonprofits operating in Turkey.
The investigation also uncovered allegations of family ties and conflicts of interest within the organization’s leadership. According to the Corporations Authority, a married couple serves as the only authorized signatories for the charity, and there are family relationships between board members and audit committee members—violations of the law and the Registrar’s guidelines.
The charity reported to the Registrar that it had no overseas activities, even as it made significant transfers to Turkey. The Authority also says the organization failed to fully cooperate with oversight and investigation demands, did not provide tax authority approval for the foreign transfers, and did not file reports for 2025.
Attorney Shuli Avni Shoham, head of the Corporations Authority and Registrar of Nonprofits, said: “The Registrar views with great severity the deficiencies discovered in this organization, which indicate a complete lack of oversight over public funds transferred abroad, and a real concern that they are being used for unauthorized purposes. We will act decisively to ensure that nonprofit funds are used to advance their approved purposes and not to advance other goals in the public interest.”