Pro-Hamas group that helped organize college protests is a 'sham charity,' Treasury says

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Posted on 10/16/2024 1:29:53 AM PDT by blueplum

A pro-Hamas organization that has helped organize protests on American college campuses is a “sham charity” that fundraises for a terrorist group..

In a joint action by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or Samidoun, was sanctioned by the Treasury Department and... that Samidoun serves as a front organization and fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which the U.S. deemed a terror organization in 1997 and 2001....

During Kates’ interview with NBC News, she called Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel “a brave and heroic operation.”

“That is something we stand by 100%,” Kates added. “The so-called Israeli state is a settler colony, and it never had the right to exist."...

Frank Figliuzzi, a former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence and an NBC News contributor, described the Treasury action as significant...“Samidoun is now toxic to the touch," he said. "It’s not just banks that need to be aware of this, but individuals and other organizations are now on notice that you cannot do business in any way, shape or form with them.”

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