CIAO DATE: 09/2008
August 2007
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department designated as a terrorist organization one of the largest Hamas charities in Gaza, the al-Salah Society, along with its director, Ahmed al-Kurd, a well-known Hamas activist. The organization was outlawed by Israel in 2002 and temporarily shut down by Palestinian security services in 2003. The new U.S. designation criminalizes American donations to al-Salah and officially informs banks and donors of the organization's ties to and activities on behalf of Hamas.
Resource link: PolicyWatch #1270: Undercutting a Culture of Militancy: Designating Hamas Charities [PDF] - 14K