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May 2, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/30/they-gave-till-it-hurt

They Gave Till It Hurt

(Toronto Sun-Canada) Editorial - On Tuesday the government placed IRFAN-Canada on a list of terrorist entities. In 2011 the Canada Revenue Agency revoked IRFAN-Canada's charitable status. The 2010 CRA audit states: "IRFAN-Canada knowingly maintained operational partnerships with organizations which the CRA had previously identified to it as being linked to Hamas." Hamas was designated as a terrorist entity in Canada back in 2002. The government says Hamas "uses political and violent means to pursue its goal of establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in Israel. Since 1990, Hamas has been responsible for several hundred terrorist attacks against both civilian and military targets." The CRA believes "IRFAN-Canada is an integral part of an international fundraising effort to support Hamas." The government and the CRA made the right call.

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