Christian Aid claims it was subject to act of ‘lawfare’ by pro-Israel group

The charity was taken to court for its work in the Middle East by the US body, whose director justifies litigation against NGOs that cross the line'

A leading NGO has broken its silence on a bruising legal battle with a pro-Israeli advocacy group, describing it as an act of lawfare" aimed at inflicting financial and reputational damage on organisations that do charitable work with Palestinians.

Christian Aid, the UK-based charity, was forced to spend about 700,000 defending itself against accusations that it had provided material support" to terrorists, chief executive Patrick Watt has said.