(IDF) - Documents seized from Gaza deal with reports sent to Yasser Arafat concerning the activities of the Charity Coalition - the umbrella organization of Islamic charity funds which solicits contributions from Arab countries and the West, then transfers them to charity associations in the West Bank, most of which are identified with the Hamas terror organization. These funds maintain Hamas' civilian infrastructure among the Palestinian populace, helping to expand Hamas' circle of supporters in the West Bank, providing for ever widening brainwashing and encouragement for the terrorist organization's activities. Money earmarked for humanitarian purposes also flows into Hamas' military-operation infrastructure and serves to underwrite terror activities. One document mentioned charity associations from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Great Britain, and the Netherlands that are complicitous with the Charity Coalition.
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