(Israel Defense Forces) According to Israeli military intelligence, the terrorist organization Hamas and several organizations behind the 2011 Gaza flotilla have similar funding sources. Three Islamic charity funds from the Hamas-affiliated Charity Coalition directly fund Hamas and some of the organizations connected to the 2011 Gaza flotilla. The European Campaign to End the Siege (ECESG), one of the flotilla's leading organizers, is a UK-based umbrella organization of more than thirty Europe-based groups; it openly supports Hamas. Most of its organizations - founded as Muslim Brotherhood branches in Europe - are participating in the 2011 Gaza flotilla. ECESG Chairman Dr. Arafat Madi Mahmoud Shukri also serves as chairman of the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC). Due to PRC's flagrant links to Hamas, it was declared illegal in Israel. The Switzerland-based Droit Pour Tous organization and the Italy-based group ABSPP are openly and intimately involved in Hamas charity efforts as well as efforts to illegally break the lawfully enforced naval blockade on Gaza.
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