Sharia financing is inextricably tied to Islamic expansionism and the jihad, both violent and stealth. Jihadists also exploit zakat on a large-scale basis, and Qatar Charity offers an easy zakat payment service. “The litigants specifically accused Qatar Charity of funneling at least $28 million to the two terror groups, including payments to the families of ‘martyrs.'”
If the claims made in this lawsuit are true, the financial institutions involved reveal the full extent of the threat from Qatar, particularly given the alleged ties of these institutions to Qatar’s royal family.
“Second US lawsuit hits Qatar National Bank over terrorist finances,” Al Monitor, December 16, 2020:
Family members of American victims of terrorist attacks in Israel have filed a lawsuit against top Qatari financial institutions that they allege are headed by members of the royal family.
A filing in the US District Court of Brooklyn yesterday alleged that Qatar Charity, Masraf Al Rayan Bank and Qatar National Bank knowingly facilitated financial activities of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas between 2015-2016. The latest suit was first reported by The Washington Post.
The litigants specifically accused Qatar Charity of funneling at least $28 million to the two terror groups, including payments to the families of “martyrs.” The suit also accuses Masraf Al Rayan Bank and Qatar National Bank of managing bank accounts for known terrorists, including Ahlam Aref Ahmad al-Tamimi, who facilitated the killing of 15 people in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem.
Tuesday’s is the second such case brought by US citizens this year. In June, a suit filed in US Federal Court by 51 plaintiffs targeted the three institutions, citing attacks on US citizens in Israel, including a 28-year-old former US Army captain killed in a 2016 stabbing attack in Jaffa.
Both cases are being filed under the US Anti-Terrorism Act, which allows US citizens to seek triple restitution from private institutions but not to sue government officials. However, Qatar Charity is chaired by royal family member Hamad bin Nasser al-Thani, and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, overseen by the royal family, reportedly has a 50% stake in Qatar National Bank. Masraf Al Rayan Bank’s board is staffed by royal family members…
Clive Delmonte says
Go for it. Any guilty Royals are not beyond the reach of Justice.
Lion heart says
The evil Saddam Hussein used to give to each family of any Palestinian terrorist from Hamas or Islamic jihad group 25.000 euros who blew themselves up on Israelis civilians and military while his people were starving ! so I would say “ good riddance to him and his ugly terrorist Baathist regime “ and I am a Canadian Christian guy originally from Iraq .