Treasury Department designates anti-Israel group Samidoun as ‘sham charity’ with ties to terrorism
The designation builds on U.S. efforts to target terror funding networks connected to Hamas
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Policemen are seen on November 23, 2023 in front of a house in Berlin's Friedrichshain district, as a raid was under way against Hamas and another Palestinian organisation which are banned in the country. Germany said raids were carried out in four regions on the homes of members and supporters of Hamas and Samidoun. "We are carrying out action against radical Islamists. By banning Hamas and Samidoun in Germany, we have sent a clear signal that we will not tolerate any apology or support for Hamas's barbaric terror against Israel," Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement.
The Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it had designated the radical anti-Israel group Samidoun as a “sham charity” operating as a key international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — which the U.S. has...