Despite No Links to Violence, Founders of Muslim Charity Sentenced to Lengthy Terms for Donations to Needy Palestinians in Occupied Territories

Five founders of the Holy Land Foundation, once the nation’s largest Muslim charity, have received prison terms of up to sixty-five years on charges of supporting the Palestinian group Hamas. The five were never accused of supporting violence and were convicted for funding charities that aided needy Palestinians. The government’s case relied on Israeli intelligence as well as disputed documents and electronic surveillance gathered by the FBI over a ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 31, 2009 - 4:16 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - May. 31, 2009

The story and interviews shed light on what is alleged to be one of the great disgraces in the history of U.S. law.

This case has always seemed like an unjust political trial filed with religious bias and catering to the Israeli right wing.

There was never any allegation that any money went any where other than to charity. The government’s position was that these particular charities were associated with or ... More »

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