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fridiHamas has shocked the world in early October with the mass murder of hundreds of Israelis. Despite its brutal terrorist attack, however, the radical Islamist Palestinian movement can count on influential supporters and lucrative investments in the Middle East. Hamas has been declared a terrorist organization by the US, EU, Israel, the UK, Canada and a ton of other countries.
When "Hamas" attacked Israel on October 7, even a part of Germany rejoiced. Enthusiastic Muslims distributed candy in the streets of Berlin. And in Hamburg, people rejoiced in the killing of hundreds of women, children and entire families, as could be seen from TV reports.
So it's no surprise that Hamas can still rely on donations from Muslims around the world to finance its terrorist activities, including in other Western countries: for example the largest Islamic charity in the US, the Holy Land Foundation, had been transferring millions of dollars into the Palestinian Territories from the 80s until it was banned in 2001. The money was supposedly intended to support social institutions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, but it was under the control of Hamas. Because of this, money often ended up in the families of suicide bombers as a perfidious form of bereavement.
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When "Hamas" attacked Israel on October 7, even a part of Germany rejoiced. Enthusiastic Muslims distributed candy in the streets of Berlin. And in Hamburg, people rejoiced in the killing of hundreds of women, children and entire families, as could be seen from TV reports.
So it's no surprise that Hamas can still rely on donations from Muslims around the world to finance its terrorist activities, including in other Western countries: for example the largest Islamic charity in the US, the Holy Land Foundation, had been transferring millions of dollars into the Palestinian Territories from the 80s until it was banned in 2001. The money was supposedly intended to support social institutions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, but it was under the control of Hamas. Because of this, money often ended up in the families of suicide bombers as a perfidious form of bereavement.
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