Hamas Denounces Bank Account Lockdown

[drdon326]

Hamas Denounces Bank Account Lockdown

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030916/ap_on_re_mi_ea/jordan_hamas_2

- The Palestinian militant organization Hamas on Tuesday denounced a Jordanian decision to freeze the bank accounts of six of its leaders and five charity organizations, saying the government was giving in to "American dictates."

Jordan froze the accounts on Monday, days after the European Union (news - web sites) blacklisted Hamas as a terrorist group, also freezing its funds.

"The Islamic resistance movement Hamas expresses its great resentment and condemnation of this dangerous measure taken by the Jordanian government," said a statement faxed to The Associated Press.


It said the group "condemns the fact that Jordan has become the first Arab and Muslim country to take such a step that has no justification other than implementing American dictates."


Jordan Information Minister Nabil-Al-Sharif said Tuesday that the issue had no "political dimensions" and that the decision was made "for banking purposes only," according to the official Petra news agency. He did not elaborate.

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bummer

[aquart]

1. Just how much is in those accounts?

[drdon326]

2. Enough to piss off HAMAS.....

"The Islamic resistance movement Hamas expresses its great resentment and condemnation of this dangerous measure taken by the Jordanian government," said a statement faxed to The Associated Press.

[papau]

3. 24 hours ago Jordan's bank unfroze the accounts -& Hamas is happy

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/340945.html

I am not sure the freeze lasted a full 24 hours!

:-(

[Darranar]

6. Link?

n/t

[Darranar]

7. Oh, never mind...

DuctapeFatwa posted it already.

What were these funds for?

[papau]

9. Link

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/340945.html

[Darranar]

4. Good for Jordan!

More proof that Israel isn't alone in its fight against terrorism (not that there ever was doubt that it wasn't.)

[papau]

10. Jordan caved to Hamas - there is no freeze

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/340945.html

[Darranar]

11. I know...

I saw.

I still want to know what these funds were to be used for.

[rini]

5. Now if the other Arab countries IE

Saudi stopped stopped funding terrorism/closed accounts...things would be much better

[Lefty48197]

8. Will they have to buy suicide bombs on credit now

?