In July 2020, Islamic Relief's director Heshmat Khalifa resigned after "The Times" discovered he had made antisemitic remarks on his Facebook page in 2014 and 2015. In an interview with "The Guardian", CEO Naser Haghamed said he was "appalled" by the "unacceptable posts". Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), expressed dismay regarding Khalifa's outbursts, including labeling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi a "pimp son of the Jews" and calling the Israeli government the "grandchildren of monkeys and pigs." In late August, it was announced that the entire board would be resigning in what was described as "a part of far-reaching governance reforms”.