So, we've wondered who the financiers are of the Islamic mosque to be built near Ground Zero. Today, news came that one also donated to a foundation that was subsequently shut down for links to the terrorist anti-Israel group Hamas.
The lead partner in the building of the mosque, Sharif El-Gamal, said money from terrorists will not be used for the mosque. An Associated Press story quoted El-Gamal as saying, "All of these investors are committed, as I am, not to receive funding from any organization that supports terrorism or is hostile to America."
While the identity of that one investor was found out, El-Gamal has thus far declined to say who the other financial backers are.
The Associated Press said tax records show that the investor, Hisham Elzanaty, gave $6,050 to the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development in 1999. At that time, the foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the U.S., telling donors the money was going to schools, orphanages and welfare programs.
Two years later, the U.S. government froze the assets of the foundation's assets, saying it was fundraising organ for Hamas.
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