The documents make clear the groups sole objectives are to implement islamic law in america in furtherance of reestablishing the global caliphate. The government presented evidence at trial that, as the u. The 2008 trial of the charity leaders was the largest terrorism financing prosecution in american. Holy land foundation for relief and development the new. The prosecution, using over 500 documents, videos, bank records, and wiretap records, alleged. Order unsealing document as to holy land foundation for relief and development, shukri abu baker, mohammad elmezain, ghassan elashi, haitham maghawri, akram mishal, mufid abdulqader, abdulrahman odeh. Hamas social infrastructure in israel and the palestinian territories. Holy land foundation and the proper framework of liability pdf. The other individuals on trial are hakan tastan, turan topal, ersen korkmaz and necmettin salaz.
Forms and resources catholic services appeal foundation. Stay uptodate with the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about. Five convicted in terrorism financing trial the new york times. Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. The documents found in this link are those that were entered as evidence in the federal court case. The forms are posted for the convenience of nonprofit organizations involved in oral health initiatives in maine, new hampshire, and vermont. Hlf followed various security procedures outlined in the manual to include. Holy land foundation terrorfinancing trial documents clarion. In february 1998, the other killer confessed to murdering boim and a palestinian authority court sentenced him to ten years in prison at hard labor. Sep 29, 2016 libreoffice is a free and open source office suite, based on openoffice, with extra features, improved microsoft office compatibility, and regular updates. Discover the networks, a recognized and authoritative source on islamic terrorism, writes. The following are examples of a charter draft a and a declaration of trust draft b that contain the required information as to purposes and powers of an organization and disposition of its.
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Holy land foundation and leaders convicted on providing material support to. Solis sentenced the holy land foundation for relief and development hlf and five of its leaders following their convictions by a federal jury in november 2008 on charges of providing material support to hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced acting u. The jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on any count with respect to five defendants. Jul 07, 2016 part 2 of a look that the findings in the holy land foundation trial including the muslim brotherhood connections. From its inception, hlf holy land foundation existed to support hamas harakat. Articles of incorporation bylaws organizational meeting of the board conflict of interest policy annual conflict of interest statement membership committee charter. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide. In july 2007, seven key leaders of an islamic charity known as the holy. Holy land foundation for relief and development wikipedia.
Uasrs role was to publish papers and books about hamas. The holy land foundation was found guilty of funding terrorist groups in the largest terrorfunding trial in u. One of the most important of these documents made public to date was entered into evidence during the holy land foundation trial. Relief and development were announced in federal court in dallas. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Jurors in the longrunning trial of a muslim charity. Holy land foundation office in the dallas, texas suburb of richardson in 2001. Federal judge hands downs sentences in holy land foundation case. The holy land foundation hlf was the largest islamic charity in the united states. Hlf stored many of its records and documents at infocom, which were later seized by. The most famous terrorist financing trial in history resulted in the conviction of 5 organizers of the charity the holy land foundation. For all enduser assistance and questions about installing and using libreoffice.
Some of them have been acquitted, some have been convicted, and some cases were dropped when the ministry of justice refused permission. Jennifer is twentyeight yearsold, working on her phd a. Mufid abdulqader, volunteer fundraiser and abdulrahman odeh, new jersey office hlf representative. Holy land foundation for relief and development, et al. The foundation highlights are available to all interested parties. Jennifer breas sundance awardwinning documentary, unrest, is a personal journey from patient to advocate to storyteller. Your gift is fully tax deductible to the extent of the law. Certain exhibits have been identified as typewritten transcripts and. Holy land foundation for relief and development open pdf 96 kb. May 25, 20 more about the explanatory memorandum from shariah. Discover the networks, a recognized and authoritative source on islamic terrorism, writes in july 2007, seven key leaders of an islamic charity known as the holy land foundation for relief and development hlf went on trial for charges that they had. The documents found in this link are those that were entered as evidence in the. District judge jorge solis, who presided over the second criminal trial, also permitted documents that had been excluded as hearsay in the. In september 2015 more than eight million kilograms 18 million pounds of trashequivalent to the weight of more than 100 boeing 737swas collected from across the globe by nearly 800,000 volunteers during ocean conservancys 2015 international coastal cleanup according to a new report pdf 8.
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Ndtx richardson, texasbased muslim charity indicted, along with several of the groups leaders, for funneling millions of dollars to the terrorist group hamas. Mohammad elmezain, cofounder and california hlf office representative. You will also find documents about the rev mario schoenmaker our spiritual teacher. Safe for production use by most users and enterprises. The franciscan foundation for the holy land is a taxexempt nonprofit organization pursuant to section 501c3 of the internal revenue code. The catholic services appeal foundation of the saint paul and minneapolis area csaf is a minnesota nonprofit corporation. More about the explanatory memorandum from shariah. The threat to america the following muslim brotherhood document was entered into evidence in the u. The holy land foundation hlf was the largest muslim charity in the united states until three months after 911 when the bush administration shut it down following a claim from that the group had donated a portion of their foundation funds to schools and hospitals in gaza through a zakat committee that allegedly had connections to hamas designated by the us in 1995 as a terrorist group. Prosecutions trial brief in the holy land foundation. Foundation documents preamble confessional statement theological vision for ministry we are a fellowship of evangelical churches in the reformed tradition deeply committed to renewing our faith in the gospel of christ and to reforming our ministry practices to conform fully to the scriptures. Please note that we do not provide support for libreoffice. For enterprise deployments, the document foundation suggests the backing. Holy land foundation for relief and development et.
At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. In last years first quarter, there were 42 people on trial under article 301. Sample organizing documents private foundation internal. Oct 20, 2012 holy land foundation for relief and development trial documents the holy land foundation was found guilty of funding terrorist groups in the largest terrorfunding trial in u. Rev mario, together with his colleague, rev colin read, created the new expression of the priesthood in 1996. The clerk of court is ordered to unseal the memorandum opinion order doc. Holy land foundation convictions upheld american thinker. Txn 304cr240 us v holy land foundation jury instructions in. Here is where you will find documents that relate to the new expression of the priesthood. To get kickstarted into contributing, see get involved and easyhacks.
Feb, 2020 to qualify for exemption under section 501 c 3 of the internal revenue code, a foundations organizing documents must contain certain provisions. On may 29, 2007, the gover nment filed its trial b rief outlining the scope of the a lleg ed conspira cy. Bishop mouradian says the first wave of armenian immigrants concluded with survivors of the 1915 genocide that killed more than 1. Holy land foundation terrorfinancing trial documents. They settled on the east coast and asked patriarch stepanbedros x azarian to send a priest from armenia to serve them. History catalogue 2016 by peter lang publishing group issuu.
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