Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation
20162h 0m
Documentary
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genre
- Documentary
About
The film "Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation" is a two part documentary focussing on the story of the Holy Land Foundation, established in the late 80s by three Americans from Palestinian origin, Shukri Abu Baker, Ghassan Elashi and Mohammad El-Mezain. The foundation aimed to supply humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in Palestine and countries hosting Palestinian refugees, it later became the largest charity association in the US to distribute humanitarian aid to Palestinians. After 9/11, the former US President George W. Bush issued a decision to shut down the Holy Land Foundation and freeze its assets. In 2007 the Holy Land Foundation trials began, where five of its members were charged with funding terrorism and sending money to Hamas, a blacklisted political group in the US. A second trial for the Holy Land Foundation members took place in 2008, which issued the convictions of five members of the Foundation and their sentencing of 65 years imprisonment.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Richard Platt, Mohammed Omari
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 5, 2016
- Studio
- Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera America
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