Historic Jewish charity rejects claims it funded Israeli anti-government protests
Geoffrey Stern, president of PEF Israel Endowment Funds, gives his first interview as a House committee investigates whether American donor dollars helped pay for Israel's anti-government protests
Assessment
A century-old American Jewish charity is under scrutiny as a U.S. House committee probes whether its grants supported Israeli anti-government protests. The charity's president is speaking publicly for the first time to deny the allegations, signaling that the investigation could test the boundaries of foreign funding in Israeli civil society. The outcome may affect how American nonprofits operate in Israel.