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German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in a statement that the International Humanitarian Relief Organization was banned Monday because it has used donations to support projects in Gaza that are related to Hamas — while presenting their activities to donors as humanitarian help.”
De Maiziere said organizations that directly or indirectly work against Israel’s right to exist lose their right to be active in Germany. The IHH, a Turkish charity that was one of the main planners of the Gaza flotilla, is widely considered a terrorist organization by a number of bodies – including the Israeli government – and has been accused of maintaining ties with a number of terror organizations. Operatives from the IHH organization carefully prepared a violent ambush on navy commandos on board the Mavi Marmara ship headed to Gaza in May. For more http://www.jpost.com/SpecialSection/Article.aspx?id=181187
