Where does the money from Harry Styles' concerts go - and the Pro-Palestinian connection

By Noam Cohen and Coral Hadad

In January 2026, Harry Styles, one of the world’s biggest pop stars today, announced a new tour titled “Together, Together.” According to Ticketmaster data, more than 11.5 million attempts were made to purchase tickets. Alongside the exciting announcement for fans came the news that the tour would partner with the British organization Choose Love, which works in refugee aid around the world. Under the arrangement, £1 or $1 from every ticket sold would automatically be transferred to the organization. Styles’ previous tours sold millions of tickets and generated hundreds of millions of dollars, meaning the sums involved are enormous.

Choose Love, which operates with an annual revenue of between £10–15 million, serves as an intermediary transferring funds to its flagship Palestinian initiative, “Together For Palestine.” An Israeli intelligence analyst and advocacy activist named Maayan conducted an OSINT (open-source intelligence) investigation attempting to trace the flow of funds. According to the report, official fundraising data show that the fund has raised more than £2 million since its establishment, and it states that every penny donated is transferred directly to Palestinian organizations operating on the ground, including Taawon, PCRF, and PMRS.

The research further claims that these organizations have employed or currently employ activists involved in terrorist activity, and that there is an inherent intelligence difficulty in tracking the money once it reaches its destination: once grants enter the budgets of these organizations – which operate with tens of millions of dollars in funding – they become absorbed without full transparency regarding their final use.

For example, the organization Taawon reportedly cooperates closely with a network of partner organizations, including Health Work Committees (HWC), Islamic Relief Worldwide, and the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), which Israel designated as a terrorist organization due to alleged ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The Dutch government previously suspended grants totaling €24.3 million to UAWC after two senior employees were accused of involvement in the 2019 attack in which Rina Shnerb was murdered.

At PMRS (the Palestinian Medical Relief Society), led by chairman Mustafa Barghouti, who has at times been quoted as justifying “armed resistance,” several employees and volunteers were arrested over the years by Israeli security forces for alleged terrorist activity connected to the PFLP. Following the October 7 massacre, the organization and its senior officials reportedly published statements describing the events as a “legitimate right of resistance.”

In PCRF (the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund), which reports annual revenues of around $92 million without full donor transparency, board member Ashraf Abu Issa shared a video on October 7, 2023 praising the terror attack and declaring that “the liberation of Palestine is possible.” The organization’s Hebron regional coordinator was also documented allegedly posting antisemitic content and graphic violent imagery on social media, while the organization itself operates in coordination with the “Gaza Committee,” which is controlled by Hamas mechanisms.

“The research began out of a personal desire to understand where the money goes when I buy a ticket to a concert,” Maayan said. “As I dug deeper into the subject, I realized there was a broader story here, and I decided to use my skills and tools to investigate it thoroughly. In my opinion, it’s important that the Israeli public knows where its money ends up. We must not forget what we have gone through since October 7, and even before that. I believe we need to carefully examine who we support and not take it lightly.”

Maayan’s research also points to the broader organizational environment surrounding Choose Love, with which Styles has maintained an ongoing relationship for several years. The organization reportedly cooperated publicly with the Hind Rajab Foundation – a body presenting itself as promoting international legal proceedings regarding events in Gaza and filing lawsuits against Israeli officers and officials in courts around the world. One of the prominent figures leading the foundation and serving on its board is Dyab Abou Jahjah, a former Hezbollah activist.

“It’s difficult to trace the money,” said Dr. Tammy Caner, head of the Law and National Security Program at INSS. “The fact that Israel classifies many organizations as terrorist organizations is one thing, but the question is how the country where the organization originates perceives it. Some organizations have ties to terrorist organizations, such as the Hind Rajab Foundation, which promotes legal proceedings against IDF soldiers and Israeli officials worldwide, and one of whose leaders is a former Hezbollah activist. On the other hand, the foundation has not been designated as a terrorist organization; it operates from Belgium, which is subject to EU legislation and anti-terror laws. In practice, Israel can classify (and does classify) various organizations as terrorist organizations or as extensions of them. But as long as they are not classified as such in Europe or in the countries where they operate, it matters less what Israelis claim.”

During a concert held a week ago in Amsterdam, one fan shouted “Viva Palestina” toward Styles. Styles, who was between songs at the time, responded: “Right.” Given the lack of transparency in the funding channels and their destinations, neither the artist nor any other donor is necessarily aware of the possible implications of where the money may ultimately go.