Press Conference Today: FREEZE ON GROUP'S ASSETS QUESTIONED BY U.S. MUSLIMS (FREEP Alert!)

Holy Land Foundation ^ | 12/5/01 | Ibrahim Hooper, staff

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MEDIA ALERT

WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE
WHEN: TODAY - 12:00 noon on Wednesday, Dec 5
WHERE: Holy Land Foundation Headquarters
525 International Parkway, Suite 509
Richardson, Texas 75081
WHO: Holy Land Foundation Representatives
WHY: To announce the foundation's next step in their response to the government's recent actions against America's largest Muslim charity.

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FREEZE ON GROUP'S ASSETS QUESTIONED BY U.S. MUSLIMS

(WASHINGTON, D.C. - 12/4/2001) - National American Muslim organizations today asked President Bush to reconsider his decision to freeze the assets of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), one of the nation's largest Muslim charities.

The charity had been targeted by pro-Israel organizations and individuals for several years because of what they said was the group's support for Palestinian militants. HLF officials have consistently denied those charges and no one has made public any concrete evidence to support today's action. The only specific accusation made against HLF has been that among the thousands of Palestinians who received its relief aid were the children of suicide bombers.

In a joint statement issued today, the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), American Muslim Council (AMC), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim American Society (MAS), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and Muslim Student Association of USA and Canada, said:

"American Muslims support President Bush's effort to cut off funding for terrorism and we call for a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. These goals will not be achieved by taking food out of the mouths of Palestinian orphans or by succumbing to politically-motivated smear campaigns by those who would perpetuate Israel's brutal occupation.

"No relief group anywhere in the world should be asked to question hungry orphans about their parent's religious beliefs, political affiliations or legal status. Those questions are not asked of recipients of public assistance whose parents are imprisoned or executed in the United States, and they should not be a litmus test for relief in Palestine.

"Charity is a duty for people of all faiths. In fact, it is one of the five 'pillars' of Islam. Islamic charities in this country help American Muslims fulfill their religious obligation to help orphans and the needy. The frozen assets therefore belonged not to HLF, but to the entire Muslim community. This action is particularly disturbing, coming as it does during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a time when Muslims make many of their annual charitable donations.

"We ask that President Bush reconsider what we believe is an unjust and counterproductive move that can only damage America's credibility with Muslims in this country and around the world and could create the impression that there has been a shift from a war on terrorism to an attack on Islam."

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CONTACT: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787
E-MAIL - cair@cair-net.org

Link: Money for Suicide Bomber's Families

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[Clovis_Skeptic]

The mainstream Muslim organizations are revealing how connected they are with Hamas.

They are so entrenced into our society, that they know they can control public opinion via the media. Political Correctness will surely change the president's mind, if muslims cry racist...NOT ANYMORE!

[anapikoros]

Patria you're slipping - surely you meant Mossad not FBI.

[angkor]

"by succumbing to politically-motivated smear campaigns by those who would perpetuate Israel's brutal occupation."

"Some of the orphans we are supporting are the children of Hamas martyrs." Abdulrahman Odeh, East Coast operations, Holy Land Foundation, July 11, 2000, Salon

"brutal occupation" and "Hamas martyrs."

These guys have been under investigation for many years, and it's pretty clear where their sympathies lie.

Shut 'em down.

[Clovis_Skeptic]

The Clintoons/Gorons would surely have stood behind the traitorous ones in the name of PC, is there any doubt?

..oh no doubt. Klinton would have hosted the fundraisers, and Goron would speak about how he invented pipe bombs.

BTW..gene scott...wasnt there a quasi tele-preacher with that name?

[FITZ]

help American Muslims fulfill their religious obligation to help orphans

I'd rather let the orphans of terrorists starve.

[syriacus]

Sadass Hussein give $10,000 for each martyr, Arafat $2,000 for dead and $300 wounded. But I hear Arafat's cheques have been bouncing.

Thank you for providing the details, especially about Arafat's checks.
: -)

[FITZ]

Even the citizens can go back to their homelands, many weren't born here, and if they were, they can return to their parents' homelands if they don't like this. Their loyalties are obviously not with this country.

[Nita Nupress]

Here's a little bit of history on this Islamic "charity:"

FBI RAIDS DALLAS AREA ARAB INTERNET OFFICE  (See reply #55)

Prepared testimony of Stephen Emerson on January 26, 2000 - Scroll down to "Terrorist fundraising in the United States"

[wideawake]

Is Hooper a homegrown traitor like Walker, or was he raised a Muslim?

[norton]

My problem with all this is that it should have started on September twelfth and shoul dinclude ALL fiscal transactions with ANY state believed to be supporting ANY terrorists.
Let them prove otherwise and turn the tap back on.

(Sorry about that presidente Fox.)

[ppaul]

BTW..gene scott...wasnt there a quasi tele-preacher with that name?

LOL!
You mean this guy?

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[ppaul]

Thanks for the link to those historical posts.
It's interesting reading the pre-9/11 posts on that thread, like the one by "golitely" on 9/7/01.
I wonder if they're still singing the same tune now?

[ppaul]

FYI

[Patria One]

What are you saying? You don't think Bush employs the Mossad, do you?

[WIMom]

Let's make this the shortest fundraiser ever.
5 days into the fundraiser and we are 62% there.
We can be finished in 3 more days
and get back to our regular freeping.
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[Cachelot]

Patria you're slipping - surely you meant Mossad not FBI

Actually, I'm sure she meant "Moussad". That is the correct spelling among these terrorist cheerleaders, you know.

[Cachelot]

You don't think Bush employs the Mossad, do you?

Actually, the close cooperation between the US intel community and the Israeli counterparts in this war on terror could hardly have slipped past you, "Patria". Hide and watch.

[BlueLancer]

"Actually, I'm sure she meant "Moussad".

Actually, the really real correct spelling is Møøsad.

Or haven't you received your new VRWC decoder ring yet?

[Gadsden1st]

American Muslim Alliance (AMA), American Muslim Council (AMC), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim American Society (MAS), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and Muslim Student Association of USA and Canada,

Don't you just love it when they line up to get a number to be next? Just wait patiently, we'll get to them soon as possible. Maybe they would like a snack, pork rines, while they wait to be served. We could send them some singles that have been soaked in pork lard.

[Cachelot]

Or haven't you received your new VRWC decoder ring yet?

I probably have, but it's taking an awfully long time to have all this mail irradiated. What with xmas and all :).