The Union of Good:
Issued on: 02/09/2005 Type: Article
Part of a Union of Good (UG) table of
shaheeds, including suicide bombers in Israeli cities. It designates
the allocations of funds to their families through the Hamas-affiliated Islamic
�charitable society� Al-Tadhamun in Nablus. The society is headed by sheikh
Hamid al-Bitawi, a prominent Hamas figure in the West Bank and one of the
representatives of � Palestine� on the UG board of trustees. The UG is headed by
sheikh Yussuf al-Qardawi, a renowned extremist Sunni Muslim scholar, who issued
a Muslim religious edict [fatwa] permitting women to perpetrate suicide
bombing attacks against Israel. The UG is run by �Essam Yussuf, a prominent
figure in Interpal, the most important British-based component of the UG.Press CenterTreasury Designates the Union of Good11/12/2008
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Washington, DC-The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated the Union of Good, an organization created by Hamas leadership to transfer funds to the terrorist organization. "Terrorist groups such as Hamas continue to exploit charities to radicalize vulnerable communities and cultivate support for their violent activities," said Stuart Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. "The U.S. Government will continue to expose and undermine the activities of charities working on behalf of Hamas and other terrorist groups. At the same time, we are working with the charitable sector to expand the range of legitimate alternatives forproviding charitable assistance to the Palestinian people." Union of Good was designated today under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists, terrorist organizations, and those providing financial, technological, or material support to terrorists, terrorist organizations, or acts of terrorism. Any assets the Union of Good holds under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the Union of Good. The leadership of Hamas created the Union of Good in late-2000, shortly after the start of the second Intifada, in order to facilitate the transfer of funds to Hamas. The Union of Good acts as a broker for Hamas by facilitating financial transfers between a web of charitable organizations--including several organizations previously designated under E.O. 13224 for providing support to Hamas--and Hamas-controlled organizations in the West Bank and Gaza. The primary purpose of this activity is to strengthen Hamas' political and military position in the West Bank and Gaza, including by: (i) diverting charitable donations to support Hamas members and the families of terrorist operatives; and (ii) dispensing social welfare and other charitable services on behalf of Hamas. Among the primary financiers of Union of Good projects are several organizations designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for providing support to Hamas and other terrorist groups, including the International Palestine Relief and Development Fund (Interpal), Al- Aqsa Foundation, Comite de Bienfaisance et de Secours aux Palestiniens (CBSP), the Association de Secours Palestiniens (ASP) of Switzerland, the Palestinian Association in Austria (PVOE), and the Sanabil Association for Relief and Development in Lebanon. The Union of Good facilitates the transfer of tens of millions of dollars a year to Hamas- managed associations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Funds raised by the Union of Good affiliates have been transferred to Hamas-managed organizations in the West Bank and Gaza. In addition to providing cover for Hamas financial transfers, some of the funds transferred by the Union of Good have compensated Hamas terrorists by providing payments to the families of suicide bombers. One of them, the Al-Salah Society, previously identified as a key support node for Hamas, was designated in August 2007 under E.O. 13224. The Society employed a number of members of the Hamas military wing and supported Hamas-affiliated combatants during the first Intifada. The Union of Good's executive leadership and board of directors includes Hamas leaders, Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and other terrorist supporters. The secretary general of the Union of Good, for example, also acts as the vice-chairman of the United Kingdom-based Interpal, which was designated in 2003 for providing financial support to Hamas under the cover of charitable activity. As of mid-2007, this official served on the Hamas executive committee under Hamas leader Khaled Misha'al. Board members of the Union of Good include a West Bank Hamas member, and Abd alMajid al-Zindani, a Yemen-based Hamas fundraiser who was designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 in 2004 for providing support to al-Qaida. In 2006, Zindani delivered a fundraising speech at a Hamas conference in Yemen where the crowd pledged millions of riyals for Hamas. The United States is also actively working with the Arab-American community and other interested donors to provide alternate relief mechanisms to the Palestinian people as we take action against the HAMAS charitable infrastructure. Identifying Information UNION OF GOOD AKAs: Charity Coalition Coalition of Good I'tilaf Al-Khair I'tilaf Al-Khayr 101 Days Campaign Etelaf Al-Khair Address: P.O. Box 136301, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 21313 |
President will not meet any world leaders during UN General Assembly
World leaders from across the globe coming to New York City for the UN General Assembly, and so is President Barack Obama! With so much happening in the Middle East, surely he’s using this opportunity to get in front of the other leaders shaping the direction of human history, right? Nope. He has more important things to do, like go on The View.
“I personally think it is important to point out that the world is coming to New York,” Glenn said this morning.
Egypt’s President Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, is influencing the direction of much of the Middle East. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be speaking on Tuesday, and will probably call for the destruction of Israel and the West. Israel, meanwhile, is concerned about their very existence.
“This is the Chamberlin moment,” Glenn said. “Our President is not meeting with any of them.”
“Forget about the Middle East. China, China is on the verge of war with Japan,” Glenn added.
“He is in New York City all the world, all of the world leaders are in New York City for the UN, how many meetings is he going to have? He’s having none, zero. And when asked about it, Gibbs said he’s got a phone. Isn’t there something to be said about a face-to-face.”
Glenn harshly criticized the President for choosing to attend fundraisers and go on The View rather than meet with world leaders.
“This isn’t about politics. It’s not about you or me. It’s about our children. Will your son or daughter go to war? Will your son or daughter be able to afford any kind of life,” he asked.
Glenn said that people may be tuning out over the Middle East and Israel, but that there are extreme economic and political ramifications to such an event. Glenn pointed out rising gas and food prices, and how things will only get worse as conflict continues and worsens.
Over the weekend, FOX News’s Chris Wallace asked Obama advisor Robert Gibbs about his priorities and his scheduling. TheBlaze reported:
Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday defended the president‘s plan to appear on ABC’s “The View” while skipping any private meetings with world leaders gathered in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly.
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,“ Gibbs told host Chris Wallace he has ”no problem” with Obama’s decision to swap one-on-one meetings with his foreign counterparts for a joint appearance with first lady Michelle Obama on the daytime talk show. The Associated Press described such sessions as “where much of the U.N. works gets done” and said Obama was leaving Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to handle more of them.
“You say that he’s got schedules, that foreign leaders have schedules,” Wallace said. “He has time for Whoopi Goldberg but he doesn’t have time for world leaders?”
Gibbs, the former White House press secretary, insisted Obama would be “actively involved” in the U.N. proceedings, to which Wallace said Obama was “giving a speech.”
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