posted by Christopher W. Holton The Palestinian Authority’s 2017 budget shows a “huge increase” in the funding of salaries for imprisoned terrorists and the families of “martyrs,” an Israeli research institute revealed on Wednesday. According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), the amount of money allocated by the PA for payments to terrorists jailed in Israel […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Senior official denies claim by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that PA has ‘changed its policy’ regarding funding of jailed terrorists. The Palestinian Authority is still providing stipends to terrorists sitting in Israeli jails, despite claims by US officials that the PA was reversing its policy, a senior Israeli official […]
Posted by Christopher W. Holton Palestinian Islamic Jihad has reportedly suspended payments to its terrorists for three months. The suspension has occurred despite Iran’s recent pledge to continue to fund Islamic Jihad. No Iranian money has been transferred and the reason for the delay is reportedly unknown. For decades, Iran sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Islamic Jihad, but, because of disputes over […]
Keep in mind that the US funds the Palestinian Authority, so you should feel free to think of this as your tax dollars at work… …the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been inciting these attacks through its words — and its direct funding of terrorists. Every month, according to the bylaws of the PA, the organization transfers 17 […]
A U.S. judge ordered the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization on Monday to post $10 million in cash or bond while they appeal a jury’s finding that they supported militant attacks in Israel. At a court hearing in Manhattan, U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the defendants must also deposit $1 million […]
In a shameful act of treachery and deceit, the Obama State and Justice Departments intervened to lessen the burden of the Palestinian Authority, found responsible by a federal court for the deaths and injuries of American victims of Jihad… http://nypost.com/2015/08/24/team-obama-wins-mercy-for-a-sponsor-of-terrorism/
Palestinian factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad said Monday that they were facing difficulties transferring funds to finance their activities in the Palestinian territories due to the current turbulent regional situation. Speaking separately to Anadolu Agency, leading members of both movements denied reports that their organizations were facing financial difficulties. Yehia Moussa, a senior Hamas figure, […]
Al-Ansar Charity Association, a financial intermediary between Iran and the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has announced through social media that it will distribute $2 million to the families of shahids (martyrs for Islam) who died while fighting Israel from 2000 to 2014. This money is over and above the $900,000 Al-Ansar promised in January to the […]
Recently a US court awarded $655 million to American victims of Palestinian terrorism in Israel. After learning of the award, the Palestinian Authority blamed the victims for traveling to Israel in the first place… http://ilcblog.org/2015/03/11/pa-responds-to-us-court-ruling-that-the-pa-has-to-pay-655-million-to-victims-of-terror/
Sami Al Arian was deported after a 12-year battle to remain in the United States. Al Arian, a former professor at the University of South Florida, was arrested in 2003 on charges of funding the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad… http://www.worldtribune.com/2015/02/09/jihad-leader-former-university-south-florida-professor-resettles-turkey/
Lawyers for Americans killed and injured in terrorist attacks are seeking millions of dollars from Jordan-based Arab Bank. The plaintiffs claim the bank knowingly served as a conduit for millions of dollars that a Saudi charity and others paid to Hamas operatives and the families of “martyrs” who were killed in suicidal attacks in Israel and […]
Given the fact that HAMAS directed aid, funds and materials to rockets and tunnels in the past, this type of activity needs to be closely scrutinized to say the least… http://www.fmo.org.uk/events/2014/8/13/islamic-reliefs-charity-gaza-gala-dinner-live-update-from-the-ground-in-gaza
Recently, Lancet published a correspondence, “An Open Letter for the People of Gaza,” a highly partisan, demonstrably inaccurate and defamatory representation of the violence now taking place between the Israel Defense Forces and the terrorist group Hamas (1). The authors declared they had no competing interests but Stall et al, (2) have pointed out that […]
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HAMAS under a budget crunch
Maybe if they devoted fewer resources to rockets and suicide vests their fiscal situation would be better? Of course, that would also be impossible, since the HAMAS charter mandates the replacement of Israel with an Islamic state ruled by Shariah law. Note from the article linked below that much of HAMAS’ money woes stem from […]
A subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is exploring the issue of Palestinian Authority government salaries going to convicted terrorists, a program that may be utilizing annual U.S. foreign aid granted to the Palestinians. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/06/congress-trying-to-prevent-u-s-tax-money-from-funding-palestinian-terrorist-salaries/
The excellent Gatestone Institute has an important report posted regarding a UK Islamic charity with apparent connections to funding jihad. The large number of links between Islamic Relief Worldwide and extremist terror groups suggests that buried beneath the cover of a charity lies a structured pro-terror group with an anti-Western agenda. http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3792/islamic-relief-worldwide-terrorism
World Bank Sends HAMAS $6.4 Million
In the wake of HAMAS’ sustained campaign of indiscriminate rocketing of Israeli targets, which prompted an Israeli response, the Jihadist terror group received a reward in the form of $6.4 million from the World Bank. $6.4 million may not seem like such a big deal, but when you consider the fact that the World Bank […]
A New, Interesting Lawsuit: Americans in Israel Sue America for Funding HAMAS
The Times of Israel has an interesting article posted today about a lawsuit filed by Americans living in Israel who are suing the US government for funding HAMAS, a Jihadist terrorist organization. The lawsuit names the State Department and the White House for essentially looking the other way by not ensuring that US aid to […]
More on the “End of the Line” for the Holy Land Foundation
Two days ago we reported on the legal challenge to the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing conviction and the fact that the US Supreme Court had denied the appeal: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2012/10/30/another-important-victory-the-holy-land-foundation-trial-redux/ The good folks at the Investigative Project on Terrorism published a similar report which we think is worth examining: The United States Supreme Court has […]
The good folks at Money Jihad blog called our attention to this largely overlooked Jerusalem Post article in which it was revealed that one of the many anti-Israel groups masquerading as charities in the United Kingdom has let slip that it supports martyrdom operations. The name of the charity is Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association (CADFA). […]
A SENATOR has requested an official inquiry into whether Australian taxpayers are unknowingly funding a Palestinian terrorist organisation. In a letter sent to Foreign Minister Bob Carr last week, Victorian Liberal Senator Michael Ronaldson cited evidence collected by Israeli civil rights organisation Shurat HaDin, which alleges that the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), based […]
The Palestine Monetary Authority hopes to issue to banks its first ever Islamic bond (sukuk) worth $50 million by the end of June, its governor Jihad Al Wazir said yesterday. The authority originally aimed to issue the bonds, or sukuk, in the first quarter, but obtaining the approval of the issue being in line with […]
Fox’s Evansky Details Terror Ties of Turkish Charity in Gaza Operation
Ben Evansky of Fox News has penned a very good and extremely timely report on the Foundation for Human Rights and Humanitarian Relief (IHH), an Islamic charity involved in the so-called “relief” mission (read infiltration operation) into the Gaza Strip from the Mediterranean Sea. The first clue that IHH is a bad organization comes from […]
The Global Threat of Shariah
Ever so often it’s useful to remind ourselves of the fact that Shariah isn’t just some abstract, remote system isolated to a few Middle Eastern nations. It’s a global threat. We’ve recently seen numerous reports of Shariah courts operating in Britain. We’ve recently witnessed a Jihadi organization hold a conference in Chicago to support the […]
Last week, we reported on action taken by the US Treasury against Doha Bank in Qatar as reported by Money Laundering Alert. This week is barely off to a start and Money Laundering Alert has just come out with a new report on an Islamic Bank in Gaza which has been blacklisted by the US […]
Among the investors who fell victim to the Arab eastern Jerusalem Ponzi scheme – violating religious law in the process – were leading Islamic figures in eastern Jerusalem, Hamas members, former Orient House officials, Fatah leaders, and top personnel in the Islamic organizations on the Temple Mount. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130418
Two Muslim Charities Shut Out in the UK
As regular readers of SFW already know, one of the major problems surrounding Shariah-Compliant Finance concerns the payment of zakat and purification funds to Muslim charities selected by Shariah “scholars”–men like the creepy Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Mohammed Taqi Usmani. One reason why this opaque system is worrisome is the fact that some of the largest […]
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