London is home to organizational arm of Hamas in Europe

London is home to organizational arm of Hamas in Europe Jihadwatch hat tip Roy B

Hamas is a jihad terrorist group, but to disallow it a presence in London would be "Islamophobic," now, wouldn't it? "London is home to Hamas hub, says Israel," from AFP

JERUSALEM — Israel's defence ministry has accused a London-based Palestinian centre of "terror-affiliated activities" and being the organisational arm of the militant Islamic Hamas movement in Europe.

Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip and advocates violent opposition to the Jewish state, is designated by the European Union as a terrorist organisation.

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An Israeli defence ministry statement issued on Tuesday said that the Palestinian Return Centre in Ealing, north London, organises conferences in Europe at which it plays taped speeches by Hamas leaders who are banned from entering the EU.

"The centre is involved in initiating and organising radical and violent activity against Israel in Europe, while delegitimising Israel's status as a nation among the European community," the statement said.

"Among other terror-affiliated activities, the centre organises many conferences in various European countries for Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood activists from all around the world," it added.

On its website, the centre describes itself as "an independent consultancy focusing on the historical, political and legal aspects of the Palestinian Refugees."

Israel however, says it is is "part of the broader Hamas activism and support network within Europe, which is especially strong in England."…

The following is from the Hamas Charter:

Hamas Principles

The principles of the Hamas are stated in their Covenant or Charter, given in full below. Following are highlights.

"Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." (The Martyr, Imam Hassan al-Banna, of blessed memory).

"The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgement Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given up. "

"There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors."

"After Palestine, the Zionists aspire to expand from the Nile to the Euphrates. When they will have digested the region they overtook, they will aspire to further expansion, and so on. Their plan is embodied in the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", and their present conduct is the best proof of what we are saying."

The charter is a rather classical Islamist document, applied to the local issues. It declares that Jihad (in the sense of armed battle) is the only solution. It cites the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a ludicrous anti-Semitic forgery.

The "Zionists" and the freemasons and others are blamed for what Hamas and radical Islamists see as the major calamities of the world, especially the French Revolution.

One of the most ominous aspects of the Charter however, is this Hadith:

Moreover, if the links have been distant from each other and if obstacles, placed by those who are the lackeys of Zionism in the way of the fighters obstructed the continuation of the struggle, the Islamic Resistance Movement aspires to the realisation of Allah's promise, no matter how long that should take. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him salvation, has said:

"The Day of Judgement will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Muslims, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him. Only the Gharkad tree,  would not do that because it is one of the trees of the Jews." (related by al-Bukhari and Muslim).

The implication is clear: Allah promised that the Jews will be murdered, and the Hamas "aspires to the realisation of Allah's promise, no matter how long that should take."

That is Hamas.

UPDATE: From Londoner:

 The Hamas base is the Hamas mosque, in Finsbury Park, in addition to the previous main brotherhood centre round the corner — 'muslim welfare house'.

PRC is one of a very long list of Hamas promoters, advocates and fund-raisers, all of which are directly linked to the Muslim Brotherhood — of which Hamas is the Pali branch. This is confirmed in the Hamas charter. Read how the mosque was knowingly gifted to hamas by the British authorities.

Nick Fielding and Abul Taher, Hamas link to London mosque, Sunday Times, 13 February 2005.

A MUSLIM leader appointed to help to run the recently reopened Finsbury Park mosque in north London is a former military commander of Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist organisation. Mohammed Kassem Sawalha is one of five trustees appointed to give the mosque a fresh start.

The mosque was closed last year after becoming a centre of Islamic militancy under Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical cleric facing charges in Britain and America.

Sawalha's link with Hamas emerged after he was named as a co-conspirator in an American court case involving racketeering and conspiracy. Last week the cleric, who arrived in Britain 15 years ago and has been given indefinite leave to remain, said that he still supported Hamas, notorious for its suicide attacks in Israel.

However, he said he was committed to peace in Britain and would help to run the mosque in an open and inclusive way. "I am supported by the Muslim community and have been working ever since I arrived for that community," he said.

Asked whether he supported the military activities of Hamas, he replied: "I have no comment on the question of military activity. I am working here to give a new direction to this mosque and break with the past."

According to US court documents, Sawalha was a leading militant in the early 1990s "in charge of Hamas terrorist operations within the West Bank". The documents, from the federal court in Chicago, claim he met two of the three "conspirators" accused of laundering millions of dollars to finance Hamas activities, including the purchase of weapons.

The purpose of the first meeting with the men was alleged to have been to discuss revitalising Hamas's operations. He met one of the men a second time in London in January 1993. Sawalha allegedly directed him "to provide money to various Hamas members and provided him with contact information".

Although Sawalha is named as a co-conspirator, he has not been charged. Asked last week if he faced arrest in the United States, Sawalha said: "I have not tried to travel there."

Sawalha was president of the Muslim Association of Britain which is believed to have links to the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the oldest radical Islamic groups.

Abu Hamza is in prison facing trial in Britain on 16 charges, including incitement to murder, intending to stir up racial hatred and being in possession of a document "likely to be useful" to someone plotting terrorism. He is also awaiting extradition hearings on a warrant issued by the US Department of Justice.

Following his arrest a group of his supporters tried to take over the mosque, but after extensive discussion between the surviving trustees of the charity that runs the mosque — including Mohammed Sarwar, the Labour MP, the police and the Charity Commission, which had closed it — five new trustees were appointed.

Last night Sarwar, MP for Glasgow Govan, said he would remain a trustee despite being told of Sawalha's links to Hamas. He was happy with the way the mosque was being run by the new trustees: "The Muslim community is delighted that the Abu Hamza regime is gone and the mosque is open."

Barry Norman, the Metropolitan police chief superintendent who has been working closely with the trustees, said: "I am aware of the background, but if I took the view that I'm not working with this or that person I'd end up spending my whole life in my office."

Additional reporting: Jessica Berry

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Richard 2

13 years ago

This fits with the other insanity that is going on around the world.

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silverdog

13 years ago

Arab oil money is being used to buy the British Isles.
The British Parliament, and their prime minister
are willing sellers – they need the money
after a series of bad business decisions.
That’s how it looks to me.
It is a travesty of biblical proportions.
The Virgin Queen is rolling over in her stately tomb…
Which will eventually become part of a mosque.

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dawning

13 years ago

“Israel’s defence ministry has accused a London-based Palestinian centre of “terror-affiliated activities” and being the organisational arm of the militant Islamic Hamas movement in Europe.” Is that just a bit of an understatement. Is it tongue in cheek?….WHAT ELSE COULD OR WOULD IT BE??? Like why is the word “accused ” even in there. How about the IDM stated unequivicly today that the London based (demon infested) Palistinian center is a terrorist training and terrorist motivational organization. Parenthetical insertion is mine….But they can feel free to use it

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Infidel despiser

13 years ago

These muslim misfits are tripping on their beards, methinks. I don’t think the British are asleep, but are helpless because of do gooder organizations. Judgment day will be coming sooner than these muslim imbeciles think or know. They cannot harm God’s Chosen people. I give this world 9 years for the battle of Armageddon and after that the Judgment. I can just imagine the surprised faces of all these muslim infidels when they see their profit mohammed himself prostrate before our King of King Jesus Christ to be judged.

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madmath1

13 years ago

This will be the final death nail in the coffin for England and thereafter, Europe. These evil animals are death incarnate. No society is going to live with this cancer freely moving about and growing. I’ve never seen such a proclamation of sucide from a country with this “Islamophophic” nonsense against those that oppose this insanity.

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Nathan H

13 years ago

Tragic, yes, the Hamas operating an arm out of England, though quite foreseeable. The nation has other Islam groups operating from it such as the ADF trying to make Uganda an Islamic country http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/uk-probe-un-findings-african-islamist-group. What becomes for me additionally disturbing is the islamic front groups use charitable status, deception for terrorism.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xmAGZEX0xCAJ:www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%2520series/tandi/381-400/tandi394.aspx+muslim+terrorist+fundraising+united+kingdom&cd=19&hl=en&ct=clnk
On Infidel depiser, I hear you and can see a rough road lies ahead. Could be were in the same book club, `Anti-Christ: Islam’s Awaited Messiah’ and `The Islamic Antichrist: The Shocking Truth about the Real Nature of the Beast’? Advice for the British people learn the dangers of the Imam Mahdi, the coming antichrist.

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CS Barnett

13 years ago

This may be news in Britain, all of a sudden, but Dearborn, Michigan,has innumerable Hamas members, and
Hizbollah, who openly have protested. In addition, when Israel, finally, retaliated against Hezbollah’s rockets being launched out of Lebanon, the local news went to Metro airport to welcome and interview
several fleeing Lebanon.They, mostly, derived from the Southern Lebanese town,whose name I am forgetting,that was the Hezbollah stronghold . They related how they go back and forth, regularly.Some come to see family living here, while others owned homes in Dearborn. The real kicker was the infamous Mayor of the town, we then, discovered, owns a home in Dearborn, Michigan.They are twenty minutes from advantageous targets. That’s all.It’s been unceasingly nerve wracking since 9-11.Why they are permitted in, has always been a mystery.Both are considered terrorist groups as everyone knows.

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fretting

13 years ago

Civilians are the only ones who will ever change things, which no doubt will result in a civil war of sorts to bring about change to our corrupt and traitorous government and politicians, unfortunately. For the life of me, I can not see any other alternative as we do not yet possess a political party who will do the job that has to be done.

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