El juicio y la condena de la Fundación Tierra Santa Cinco

Acusar a la Fundación Tierra Santa Cinco de “financiar el terrorismo” requirió una gran creatividad pero también una colaboración entre las ramas legislativa, ejecutiva y judicial del gobierno.

Miko Peled
Por Miko Peled
Defendants Shukri Abu Baker, center left, and Abdulrahman Odeh, hug after a mistrial was declared in the Holy Land Foundation trial at the federal courthouse, Oct. 22, 2007, in Dallas. (AP/Matt Slocum)

On December 4, 2001, less than three months after 9/11, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13224, which designated Holy Land Foundation (HLF) as a terrorist organization. On February 27, 2002, the Wall Street Journal quoted Bush as having said: The facts are clear… The terrorists benefit from the Holy Land Foundation, and we’re not

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