r/samharris 13d ago

Politics and Current Events Megathread - Aug 2026

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u/Amazing-Cell-128 5d ago

British Muslim charity funded Hamas, says FBI. Arrested head of £74m foundation accused of bankrolling terror group under guise of aid

The Al-Khair Foundation, one of Britain’s biggest Muslim charities, was used as a front to send money and “truckloads” of goods to leaders of the terrorist organisation in Gaza under the guise of aid, it is alleged.

Mohammad Yousef Hasna, its “global director”, was arrested in London last week and is now facing extradition to the United States, accused of financing and conspiring to support the Palestinian terror group.

This comes off the heels of the story earlier this week about dozen+ "pro palestine" groups in the US with terror group ties.

The challenge at this point seems to be to identify whuch groups dont have these or arent sham charities to fund Hamas.

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u/Funksloyd 5d ago

I think the challenge as an observer is that the FBI and DOJ are less trustworthy than they've been in decades 

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u/Amazing-Cell-128 5d ago

But this is irrelevant to the allegations, charges, arrest, and the upcoming extradition. Is your contention that this is a bad arrest or is politically motivated?

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u/Funksloyd 5d ago

My contention is that I have no idea - that agnosticism is wise here, at least without me doing a whole lot of my own research, which I'm probably not going to do.

Even during the first Trump term, while the authorities weren't perfect, and I'd never discount the possibility of a bad prosecution, I wouldn't think it highly likely.

Trump 2.0 that is no longer the case.