Islamic Association of Palestine
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Islamic Association of Palestine (IAP) was an Islamist organization that raised money in the United States for Hamas
. It described itself as "a not-for-profit, public-awareness, educational, political, social, and civic, national grassroots
organization dedicated to advancing a just, comprehensive, and eternal solution to the cause of Palestine
and suffrages of the Palestinians." For a time it also used the name American Muslim Society.
Founders included Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, funder and 1989 member of IAP Board of Directors.
It published a magazine, Tareeq Filistine (Road to Palestine), Ila Filastin and the newspapers Al-Zaytuna and Muslim World Monitor.
In December 2004, a federal judge in Chicago
ruled that the IAP (along with the Holy Land Foundation) was liable for a $156 million dollar lawsuit for aiding and abetting the terror group Hamas
in the death of 17-year-old David Boim, an American citizen. In December 2007 the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the judge's ruling, holding that plaintiffs failed to prove that financial contributions to Hamas played a direct role in Boim's slaying.
Islamic Association of Palestine staffers and members were founding members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR).
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
. It described itself as "a not-for-profit, public-awareness, educational, political, social, and civic, national grassroots
Grassroots
A grassroots movement is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures...
organization dedicated to advancing a just, comprehensive, and eternal solution to the cause of Palestine
Proposals for a Palestinian state
Proposals for a Palestinian state currently refers to the proposed establishment of an independent state for the Palestinian people in Palestine on land that was occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967 and before by Egypt and by Jordan since 1949...
and suffrages of the Palestinians." For a time it also used the name American Muslim Society.
Founders included Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, funder and 1989 member of IAP Board of Directors.
It published a magazine, Tareeq Filistine (Road to Palestine), Ila Filastin and the newspapers Al-Zaytuna and Muslim World Monitor.
In December 2004, a federal judge in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
ruled that the IAP (along with the Holy Land Foundation) was liable for a $156 million dollar lawsuit for aiding and abetting the terror group Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
in the death of 17-year-old David Boim, an American citizen. In December 2007 the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the judge's ruling, holding that plaintiffs failed to prove that financial contributions to Hamas played a direct role in Boim's slaying.
Islamic Association of Palestine staffers and members were founding members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Council on American-Islamic Relations
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is America's largest Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization that deals with civil advocacy and promotes human rights...
(CAIR).
External links
- iap.org was the IAP domain name until after February 2005.
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