Pamela Geller, WND: USDA Aids Hamas-Linked “Islamic Relief”

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The line between mosque and state continues to blur under the Obama administration.

What happened to the foundational principle of separation of religion and state? Do we not even so much as pretend anymore? The White House's official website Aug. 10 posted a story entitled "Islamic Relief USA Starts Its First Summer Food Service Program," boasting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is now helping this Islamic group get its program started. What kind of help is the USDA giving to Jewish and Christian charitable groups? Islamic Relief USA has ties to Hamas. How many other groups with ties to terror organizations are working with the USDA? And why is the United States government subjugating itself in this way?

The story featured a photo with the caption: "Max Finberg, Director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships at USDA, and IRUSA's Abed Ayoub cut the ribbon launching summer feeding program at An Nur (Photo courtesy of IRUSA)." Reporter Marissa Duswalt quoted Kareema Dickens, the principal of An Nur School in Lanham, Md., as giving "heartfelt remarks." Dickens said: "We are very grateful to USDA for helping us feed our students this summer and letting us know about this wonderful program. We hope to continue this partnership and serve meals to our students throughout the year."

I equate "Islamic Relief" with dhimmi pain. This is jizya, the poll tax imposed upon non-Muslims by their "Islamic betters," who are commanded by the Quran to make sure that the dhimmis pay it with "willing submission" and "feel themselves subdued" (9:29).

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Islamic Relief USA is a spinoff of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), which is headed up by Dr. Hani Al-Banna. Al-Banna was formerly with the Muslim Aid (MA), a London-based Islamic "charity" based in London that was a "partner organization" with the Al-Salah Islamic Association, a Hamas fundraising machine headed up by Ahmed Al-Kurd, whom the U.S. government officially designated as a terrorist. Muslim Aid also worked with groups linked to Jamaat-e-Islami, the Muslim Brotherhood of Pakistan.

IRW received $50,000 from a front for Osama bin Laden in 1999, and has given millions to the jihadists in Chechnya. And IRW official Iyaz Ali has admitted to aiding Hamas while serving as project coordinator at IRW's Gaza branch in late 2005 and early 2006. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that "incriminating files were found on Ali's computer, including documents that attested to the organization's ties with illegal Hamas funds abroad (in the U.K. and in Saudi Arabia) and in Nablus. Also found were photographs of swastikas superimposed on IDF [Israeli Defense Force] symbols, [as well as photos] of senior Nazi German officials, of Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, as well as many photographs of Hamas military activities."

Wait, it gets better. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs also noted:

The IRW provides support and assistance to Hamas' infrastructure. The IRW's activities in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip are carried out by social welfare organizations controlled and staffed by Hamas operatives. The intensive activities of these associations are designed to further Hamas' ideology among the Palestinian population. These associations' educational and religious institutions incite against the State of Israel and advocate terrorist actions against it and its citizens. The associations provide support to the families of terrorists who were wounded in actions against Israel, and to Hamas prisoners and detainees. These associations thus promote Hamas' goals including the destruction of the State of Israel.

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Jamadagnii

12 years ago

It’s true that supporting Islamic charities is problematic — if you scratch the surface you always end up with Hamas connections. But it was Bush II who wanted the “faith based charity” alternative to govt. programs and blurred the separation of church and state. Plus it’s the Republicans who so much want to impose their their religious views about marriage and abortion onto the rest of the society, so that opens the door for the Muslims as well.
On the other hand, we’re not all that stupid: see: With CIA help, NYPD moves covertly in Muslim areas – Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/cia-help-nypd-moves-covertly-muslim-areas-090019915.html

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Frank

12 years ago

“The story featured a photo with the caption: “Max Finberg, Director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships at USDA, and IRUSA’s Abed Ayoub cut the ribbon launching summer feeding program at An Nur (Photo courtesy of IRUSA).” Reporter Marissa Duswalt quoted Kareema Dickens, the principal of An Nur School in Lanham, Md., as giving “heartfelt remarks.”-from the article
Ultimately, this is about the famine conditions that are gong to impact the Middle East. Anyone who thinks the “Arab Spring” was about “democracy” need to know more about economics. The Muslim Middle East cannot feed itself (except for the oil producing countries) because it does not produce enough wealth to feed itself. (Israel is the high-tech exception.)
The Mideast is a culture with a religion that provides a rationalization system that justifies the jizya.
In order to become a wealth producing region the Muslim Middle East has to abandon Islam and its supremacist delusions. Will that happen? Unlikely. They will blame the Jews and America for the food problems that will soon engulf the region.
When Muslims in the Mideast demand food because of Western “oppression,” keep in mind the photo of “the Finger Lady” (the photo of the Muslim lady giving the finger re the King hearings) to realize what is at the core of the minds of such people as “the Finger Lady.” Infidels would receive no compassion from the Finger-Lady. That’s reality.

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Frank

12 years ago

The issue here is much larger than any local schools receiving USDA surplus. The Muslims involved know what’s coming in the Mideast re food. If the roles were reversed I’m sure the same Muslims would gloat at the prospect of Infidels starving in the USA or elsewhere. They would give the Infidels the finger. Bet on it.
The food crisis in the Muslim Mideast is a ticking bomb waiting to explode…tick…tick…tick…

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Dot

12 years ago

Pamela — I am just here to report from the flanks the ads the “media” is flouting on your articles. If it were me — I would have nothing further to do with WND or Frontpagemagazine.com or Jihadwatch (who has banned me three times now). Just a sampling at WND:
Two weirdos discover acid-reflux cure in their kitchen (father and son are cross-eyed)
The smart dumb-bell (insert guess as to Ann Coulter or Pamela Gellar — misogyny wins either way)
Ann Coulter (aka the Christian tramp with the 12 oz. albatross cross around her neck) ads
Why doesn’t Ann Coulter put on more clothes when she goes on FOX? She hasn’t got a whole helluva lot to offer — but she offers it up leaving little to the imagination. I despise Ann Coulter. She is a tool.

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sheik yer'mami

12 years ago

Bloomberg Bans Clergy From 9-11 Ceremony – Pushes Ground Zero Mosque
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/08/bloomberg-bans-clergy-from-9-11-ceremony-pushes-ground-zero-mosque/

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Chandra Bose

12 years ago

Obama is always blamed for nothing! he is one of the best leaders US has got..hope every one will know after his tenure!
Sample Letter of Intent

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al-Kidya

12 years ago

Bloomberg is an ass-hat. We all know that. Wait until he hears the public outcrying from, and on behalf of, the victims of the 9/11 job(s).

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Rodney

12 years ago

heard you on Tom Hartman’s radio show today… sorry for the way you were treated… your cause and passion are widely held… stay the course

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