Hussein Fahs, who is considered Hezbollah’s CFO and head of the organization’s operational communications network, has reportedly fled Lebanon and defected to Israel…and he brought with him a considerable sum of money, along with documents and maps… It seems he may have been caught embezzling from the Jihadist terrorist group and decided that defecting to […]
The good folks at Money Jihad blog called our attention to this largely overlooked Jerusalem Post article in which it was revealed that one of the many anti-Israel groups masquerading as charities in the United Kingdom has let slip that it supports martyrdom operations. The name of the charity is Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association (CADFA). […]
The U.S. Treasury Department’s point man on terrorist financing is off to the Middle East for nearly two weeks. Daniel Glaser, assistant Treasury secretary for terrorist financing, will travel to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Glaser will talk with government and private sector officials about the threat of terrorist financing, […]
Fox’s Evansky Details Terror Ties of Turkish Charity in Gaza Operation
Ben Evansky of Fox News has penned a very good and extremely timely report on the Foundation for Human Rights and Humanitarian Relief (IHH), an Islamic charity involved in the so-called “relief” mission (read infiltration operation) into the Gaza Strip from the Mediterranean Sea. The first clue that IHH is a bad organization comes from […]
Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most prominent Sunni Shariah scholar in the world, has called for the boycott of American and Israeli goods. Qaradawi has longstanding ties to Jihadist organizations and is banned from travel to the US and the UK. Nevertheless, he sits on the Shariah advisory boards of several major international financial institutions and […]
Victims of 2006 Hezbollah rocket attacks sue Iran’s top banks
In yet another clear demonstration of the nexus between Shariah Finance and Jihadist terrorism, 85 people identified as victims of Hezbollah rocket strikes in Israel in 2006 have sued Iran’s leading banks in a U.S. court. The suit in U.S. District Court in Washington seeks $1 billion in compensatory damages from Iran’s Central Bank and […]
An outstanding article by the incomparable Daniel Pipes… http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249275692072&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Qaradawi funds HAMAS through charity: report
Regular readers of SFW are no doubt familiar with Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi. He has frequently been the subject of posts here on our site: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/category/qaradawi/ Qaradawi has many items on his resume’ worth noting: • Founder of IslamOnline • Shariah advisor to several international financial institutions, including Bank Al Taqwa, which was shut down several […]
Among the investors who fell victim to the Arab eastern Jerusalem Ponzi scheme – violating religious law in the process – were leading Islamic figures in eastern Jerusalem, Hamas members, former Orient House officials, Fatah leaders, and top personnel in the Islamic organizations on the Temple Mount. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130418
By now you know that Al Qaeda has released a new audio tape featuring a voice claiming to be that of Osama Bin Laden. What you may not know is that one of the requests that Bin Laden makes on the tape is for Muslims to donate money through zakat to support jihad. Zakat is […]
The good folks at Family Security Matters have an excellent interview posted this morning with Nonie Darwish, a former Muslim who has written a book on the threat of Shariah. The book is titled Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law. There are many informative aspects of this interview, but no passage […]
Ohio Islamic cleric Salah Sultan threatens US on Egyptian TV
Patrick Poole has posted an excellent, but disturbing, piece over on Pajamas Media about Muslim cleric Salah Sultan’s recent appearance on Egyptian television warning America that, in addition to the wrath of allah, one of these days we’re going to “suffer” more deaths than HAMAS is enduring in Gaza right now. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/top-american-islamic-cleric-threatens-us-on-egyptian-tv/ There IS a Shariah-Compliant […]
Qaradawi back in the news
If one listens to the promoters of Shariah-Compliant Finance, one gets the distinct impression that it is completely innocuous, even benevolent. The “scholars” who make the decisions about shariah compliance are made to seem like wise old men who sit around and do nothing but pray for peace all day long. The reality is somewhat […]
The Middle East’s growing importance Posted: October 22, 2008, 9:13 PM by NP Editor Jack Mintz, international trade By Jack Mintz Canadians fully understand the deep economic relationship that our nation has with the United States and the gains that we achieve from trade with Europe and Asia. What is underestimated is the importance of […]
Come together hat tip-Jerry Gordon www.virginmedia.com Wall Street Journal Europe, September 16, 2008 Paul McCartney reassured his fans in the Jewish state last week that he’ll go ahead with a planned concert in Tel Aviv. “I do what I think and I have many friends who support Israel,” Mr. McCartney told the Israeli daily […]
SIR PAUL: TERROR TARGET Sir Paul is facing threats Sunday September 14,2008 By Dennis Rice SIR Paul McCartney has been threatened that he will be the target of suicide bombers unless he abandons plans to play his first concert in Israel. Self-styled preacher of hate Omar Bakri claimed the former Beatle’s decision to take […]
GULF BANKS SET TO RAISE $2.8 BILLION FOR TWO ISLAMIC COMPANIES
Gulf banks join up for Islamic investment By Robin Wigglesworth in Abu Dhabi Three Gulf banks are set to raise $2.8bn as a consortium to establish two Islamic investment companies specialising in infrastructure and agriculture, plus a jointly managed hospitality investment fund. Bahrain’s Gulf Finance House, Ithmaar Bank and the United Arab Emirates-based Abu […]
Those who dislike US Iraq subsidies should look at the Israel dole Stephen Glain Last Updated: August 12. 2008 8:39PM UAE / August 12. 2008 4:39PM GMT This week, Congress indulged in some populist Arab-bashing when it was revealed that high oil prices could earn the Iraq government a budget surplus of US$50 billion (Dh183.6bn) […]
Israeli Ad Pulled Due to Saudi Pressure by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz watch?v=_rM4tQ2ibEk video link (IsraelNN.com) Nissan Motor Company has asked its Israeli distributor to pull a local television commercial for the new Nissan Tiida (sold in the U.S. under the name Versa). The decision came after a Saudi Arabian official threatened Nissan with a region-wide boycott. […]
Nissan orders Israeli ally to pull commercial JERUSALEM (Kyodo) Nissan Motor Co. has ordered its Israeli business ally to immediately stop airing a television commercial depicting Arab oil barons angered at the high fuel efficiency of a Nissan car, officials of the automaker said Thursday. “The commercial was produced […]
http://tinyurl.com/6pz73v Iran’s Fatal Choice By MIDDLE EAST TIMES The ruling mullahs in Iran committed a fatal policy blunder in combining their desire to acquire nuclear technology with threats to Israel. The two simply do not mix. please go to this link to read the rest of this article….http://tinyurl.com/6r53b6
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC) July 8, 2008 For annotated and illustrated version: www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/financing_0708e.htm The war on financing terrorism: Defense Minister Ehud Barak signed an order outlawing 36 global “Union of Good” Islamic funds which raise money for Hamas institutions in the Palestinian Authority-administered territories. The […]
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