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August 9, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2646

Undercutting a Culture of Militancy: Designating Hamas Charities as Terrorist Organizations

[Washington Institute for Near East Policy] Matthew Levitt - On Tuesday the U.S. Treasury Department designated as a terrorist organization one of the largest Hamas charities in Gaza, the al-Salah Society, along with its director, Ahmed al-Kurd. The new U.S. designation criminalizes American donations to al-Salah and officially informs banks and donors of the organization's ties to and activities on behalf of Hamas. As the Treasury designation makes clear, al-Salah and similar Hamas organizations actively radicalize Palestinian society, recruit new members, provide operatives with day jobs, launder funds for the Qassam Brigades' terrorist cells, and provide logistical support for their terrorist attacks.

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