Within Our Lifetime and Samidoun Are Launching A HLF5 Call To Action Campaign Week of Action May 20-27, 2024 |

The HLF convicted had direct ties to Hamas. Both WOL and Samidoun provide a complete toolkit for protestors to take action, a call to demonstrate and participate in events including encampments.

Both WOL and Samidoun provide a complete toolkit for demonstrators to take action and a call to demonstrate to participate in events including encampments.

1. Bring posters, info sheets, and calls to FreetheHLF5 to your demonstration, encampment, or any event calling for the liberation of Palestine!

2. Post campaign materials on social media, using the hashtag FreetheHLF5

3. Organize your own event, film screening, or rally to defend the Holy Land 5 and all political prisoners.

The websites are complete with printable and downloadable flyers.

On May 29, 2009, a federal court in Dallas, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. 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 2009, on charges of providing material support to Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

The Court reaffirmed the jury’s $12.4 million money judgment against all the defendants, with the exception of El Mezain, who was not convicted of money laundering.

From its inception, HLF existed to support Hamas. Before HLF was designed as a Specially Designated Terrorist by the Treasury Department and shut down in December 2001, it was the largest U.S. Muslim charity. It was based in Richardson, Texas, a Dallas suburb. The "material support statute," as it is commonly referred to, was enacted in 1996 as part of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. That statute recognizes that money is fungible, and that money in the hands of a terrorist organization — even if for so called charitable purposes — supports that organization’s overall terrorist objectives.

The three remaining convicted Hamas terrorists that still remain in federal custody are the following individuals.

Shukri Abu Baker, of Palestinian and Brazilian heritage, was born in Brazil in 1959. Shukri Abu Baker of Garland, Texas, was sentenced to a total of 65 years in prison. He was convicted of 10 counts of conspiracy to provide, and the provision of, material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization; 11 counts of conspiracy to provide, and the provision of, funds, goods and services to a Specially Designated Terrorist; 10 counts of conspiracy to commit, and the commission of, money laundering; one count of conspiracy to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); and one count of filing a false tax return.

Ghassan Elashi was born in Gaza City, and lived there until age 14. He and his family then moved to Cairo, Egypt. With a few more country stops on the way, he eventually migrated to the United States in 1978. Ghassan Elashi of Richardson, Texas, was sentenced to a total of 65 years in prison. He was convicted on the same counts as Abu Baker, and one additional count of filing a false tax return.

Mufid Abdelqader was born in Silwad, Palestine in 1959, and lived much of his young adult life in Kuwait. In 1980, he migrated to the United States to receive a college education. He lived in Irving, Texas for a few months before moving to two Oklahoma cities, first Claremore, then Stillwater. Mufid Abdulqader, of Richardson, Texas, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison. He was convicted on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, one count of conspiracy to provide goods, funds, and services to a specially designated terrorist, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The Justice Department media release regarding the convictions with further details on the HLF attached. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-judge-hands-downs-sentences-holy-land-foundation-cas

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