Obama fulfilling his promise to the Muslim world to make the Islamic pillar of “zakat” easier. Just in time for Ramadan – better known as the month of jihad. From Newsweek -Washington Post:
…American Charities for Palestine.
It partners with the U.S. government on charitable projects in the Palestinian territories.
Last August, the nonprofit signed an agreement with the Agency for International Development (USAID) aimed at expanding private American donor assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. It’s now up and running in time for Ramadan, when Muslims are required to give to the poor and needy. (Ramadan starts this evening.)
The way it works is that American Charities for Palestine picks the project and USAID looks it over. After USAID has given the project a thumb’s up, American Charities goes to it. It has three projects so far, including one that sent 1,000 laptops to 13 schools in the West Bank.
So far it has spent about $355,000, and USAID has kicked in $250,000 in matching funds.
Ziad Asali, who sits on the nonprofit’s board of directors, said the group hopes to show Muslims that “it is possible to send money to Palestine. It is possible to send it to very worthwhile causes, and it is possible to feel like you’re doing something safely and securely with at least one U.S. government department vetting recipients.”
Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group Hamas controls Gaza. And USAID has been ensuring Americans tax dollars get to Hamas regularly:
A Dec. 2007 USAID audit reported that the mission administering its funds gave money to groups and institutions affiliated with U.S. designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad. It warned: “Without additional controls, the mission could inadvertently provide support to entities or individuals associated with terrorism.”
USAID “failure” to prevent funds from reaching Palestinian terrorist is not surprising given U.S. previous Administrations support for Arafat, and now for Abbas…
USAID funds have gone directly to terrorist group Hizbollah as well:
Republican U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg of Michigan–and his then-Chief of Staff Paul Welday–sought at least $268 million in USAID money for Lebanon “to rebuild infrastructure in the South,” the Hezbollah-controlled area.
They obtained about $86 million in U.S. tax money. And–surprise, surprise–it went straight to Hezbollah.
As previously posted in U.S. taxpayer money used to fund terrorist memorials in ‘Palestine’:
USAID spent $400,000 in 2004 to build the Salakh Khalaf soccer field. After Palestinian Media Watch reported that Khalaf was the head of the Palestinian terror group that murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics and two American diplomats in Sudan, USAID publicly apologized and said it would demand that the PA change the name. The name was never changed.
The continued flow of U.S. taxpayer dollars to terrorist entities “constitutes criminal negligence:”
…the U.S. Foreign Operations Bill that prohibits giving federal dollars “to or through any individual, private or government entity or educational institution that the secretary knows or has reason to believe, advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in or has engaged in terrorist activities.’ http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/u-s-govt-teams-up-with-muslim-charity-matches-palestinian-funding/
Republican U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg of Michigan–and his then-Chief of Staff Paul Welday–sought at least $268 million in USAID money for Lebanon “to rebuild infrastructure in the South,” the Hezbollah-controlled area.
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