Christian Aid, a UK-based charity, was forced to spend about £700,000 defending itself against accusations that it had provided “material support” to terrorists. The complaint, filed in 2017 by the New York-based Zionist Advocacy Center (TZAC), dragged on for more than five years before being thrown out by the US courts in September 2020. Christian Aid described the legal case it as an act of “lawfare” aimed at inflicting financial and reputational damage on organisations that do charitable work with Palestinians.