The Hamas-Chicago connection first surfaced almost 20-years ago when a suburban man was accused of funneling money to the relatively unknown group.
The Israel-Hamas War that is currently raging after the October 7 attack has some of its roots in a nearly 20-year-old Chicago criminal case.The word Hamas is an acronym, translated as "Islamic Resistance Movement." The Hamas-Chicago connection first surfaced almost 20 years ago, when a suburban man was accused of funneling money to the then-relatively unknown group.
Since 1988, they were among nearly two dozen people who allegedly funneled millions of dollars to Hamas, which was, for the first time in these Chicago charges, branded as a "criminal enterprise." Investigators said Hamas had carried out multiple kidnappings and murders overseas and was heavily funded by Chicago area supporters.
"One of our main criticisms of the case is that it was dragged out after 9/11 as if it was something to do about terror attacks on 9/11, which it wasn't," said Durkin.With Hamas the centerpiece of a Chicago criminal case in 2004, what about Hamas in Chicago today? Does the group still have a presence in the area?
"One of the things that I, we work very hard to bring to our students is an understanding that being on opposite sides doesn't mean you're enemies," said Ferguson.
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