This is the latest. Fox 5 News has reported that the main financial backer of the Islamic mosque in NY once contributed to a terror group. The man is Egyptian born Hisham Elzanaty. It has been confirmed that he has made a "significant investment" in the development of the mosque near Ground Zero.
In 1999 Mr. Elzanaty sent money to Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, known as HLF. Two years later HLF was shut down by the federal government and designated as a global terrorist group. In 2008 five HLF leaders were convicted of providing material support to Hamas. The federal government had evidence proving that HLF was set up as the largest Muslim charity in the US but from its inception the group existed to support Hamas.
Suspicions of the group's ties to terror were well reported in the media prior to 1999. It seems logical to assume Mr. Elzanaty was aware of the group's ties to Hamas.
The other main man in the controversy (Mr. El-Gamal) has a lengthy criminal record.
So does anyone still think the building of the mosque at Ground Zero is all innocence and "bridge building?" Remember, Mayor Bloomberg and Obama are in favor of this project.
Where do you stand on the subject?
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