A major South African bank is funding the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, according to an investigative report on Wednesday. jerusalem post office It also names former leaders of the Muslim community as key figures in the funding effort.
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Research conducted jerusalem post Staff and multiple sources are deeply involved in funding Hamas' activities through the Al-Quds Foundation, an international organization sanctioned by the United States and outlawed by Israel, using accounts registered in major countries. It exposed what appears to be a network of several South African organizations and straw companies involved. Local banks in South Africa: Standard Bank, Nedbank, Absa.
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Despite US and Israeli sanctions, the foundation continues to operate around the world, with around 13 chapters in different countries, sometimes with different names. There is also a registered organization in South Africa called Al-Quds Foundation SA, which openly identifies itself on its new website as “a branch of the Al-Quds Foundation headquartered in Lebanon”.
The organization itself boasts about its fundraising efforts, claiming that the funds will be transferred to the needy in Gaza. The foundation's website lists Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels, who has led the South African chapter since 2019, as a director.
Mr Gabriels previously chaired the Islamic Judicial Council, South Africa's Muslim umbrella body, with authority over religious and communal matters.of post Gabriel says he has close ties to key Hamas leaders.
Nedbank, the only bank to comply postThe questions do not confirm the identity or existence of Hamas accounts, while keeping them compliant with international sanctions. South Africa's banking sector is seen as one of the few remaining repositories of expertise and capability in a country plagued by corruption, crime and an ongoing brain drain.
Hamas' apparent funding in South Africa helps explain why the country has led the charge against Israel in international tribunals, such as the International Court of Justice, where South Africa is pursuing cases of “genocide” against Israel. Maybe. The ICJ said on Wednesday that it expects: problem The preliminary ruling was handed down Friday, just two weeks after oral arguments on both sides.
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