«I understand that the United States Department of the Treasury office, charged with applying economic sanctions against persons and organizations considered a threat to national security, has added Mohammed Hannoun to the list of persons and groups with which it is prohibited from doing business . The architect Hannoun, therefore, according to the US State Department, would be the terminal in Italy of a series of funds that pass from European associations directly to Hamas’s current accounts. On several occasions Hannoun had relationships with left-wing Italian politicians, from Stefania Ascari, to Laura Boldrini, up to Nicola Fratoianni, who on several occasions found themselves sponsoring his activities which he unscrupulously passed off as charitable activities. I expect a clear distancing from the left, always too timid if not silent on these issues, from this entity now considered to all intents and purposes a financier of Hamas.” Regarding Mohammed Hannoun’s political acquaintances: Alberto Pagani, former parliamentarian of the Democratic Party and now university professor, commented on the story on Facebook: «When they asked to be heard in Parliament, presenting themselves as a humanitarian organization, I advised my Party comrades to stay away from it. But there is nothing more annoying than being right late.”
Yesterday, the US Treasury Department office responsible for applying economic sanctions against individuals and organizations considered a threat to national security (OFAC) added Mohammed Hannoun to the list of Specially Designated Individuals and Entities (SDN). )”. This list includes people and groups with whom you are prohibited from doing business. Anyone on this list has their assets blocked and cannot conduct financial transactions with American citizens or businesses. This is a very hard blow for Hamas, exactly one year after the massacre of 7 October 2023 perpetrated by the terrorist organisation. Hounnoun is one of the main exponents in Europe of the Hamas clandestine financing system, which presents itself as a humanitarian operator that raises funds for Gaza through various organizations, including the Association of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. After the arrest of Abu Rashid in the Netherlands (illegal financing of terrorism), Hannoun became the spearhead within the network of European associations that send economic resources to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. All money that is used to arm the organization. According to Ofac «Mohammad Hannoun (Hannoun) is a Hamas member based in Italy who founded the Charity Association of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Abspp), a fictitious charity in Italy which apparently raises funds for humanitarian purposes, but in reality helps finance the military wing of Hamas. As an ABSPP leader, Hannoun has sent money to Hamas-controlled organizations since at least 2018. He solicited funding for Hamas with senior Hamas officials and sent at least $4 million to Hamas over a 10-year period.” But that’s not all because Hannoun and Abspp “were designated for having materially assisted, sponsored or provided financial, material or technological support, or goods or services in support of Hamas”. And now what will happen to the architect considered one of the main financiers of Hamas who has been stirring up protests in Italian squares and universities for a year now and who knows the Italian palaces of power well, given his frequent visits described by Sara Kelany? He will certainly find a way to continue his activities, however, with his addition to the SDN list, Hannoun and his organizations will not be able to carry out financial transactions with US entities.
Analyst Giovanni Giacalone has been raising the alarm for some time about the activities of the NGOs headed by the architect sanctioned yesterday: «The issue of fundraising implemented by Mohammad Hannoun has been going on for several years. The ABSPP had repeatedly been accused of financing Hamas; suffice it to say that at the end of 2021, after several reports to the Anti-Money Laundering Office, an important credit institution suspended operations on the association’s accounts due to a series of anomalies: from failure to register in the Revenue Agency register to the massive movement of cash, in some cases to subjects registered in the black lists of European databases”. Already in 2023, Poste Italiane had also ended the relationship with Hannoun’s association and shortly afterwards PayPal and other operators, including Visa, Mastercard and American Express, had blocked transactions made out to Hannoun and his association and the Israeli authorities had among the other has already asked the Italian ones to proceed with the seizure of the funds. As Giovanni Giacalone recalls, «Hannoun had then asked his supporters to deliver cash directly by going to the respective offices of his association; ineffective way to raise large sums. In March 2024, therefore, a new initiative from Hannoun arrived, presented in the parish of San Lorenzo di Lucina, and with a new Iban, that of Modestino Preziosi, indicated by the Palestinian on Facebook as «testimonial and guarantor of the Humanitarian Peace Convoy for Gaza » and with reason Humanitarian convoy to Gaza. Among the promoters also Alfredo «Faysal» Maiolese, president of the European Muslim League and Monsignor Tommaso Stenico». The reckless architect who lives on the Genoese hills was dealt with in the pages of The Truth on 27 October 2023 Giacomo Amadori who told not only the genesis of Hannoun’s activities in our country but also some of his statements, for example: «All the accusations that come from Israel make me neither hot nor cold because he is a criminal who accuses a civilized person like me of terrorism. I have never launched a missile or a bomb, I live like a respectable person. My task is to unmask the criminal face of the Zionist entity and I will do this forever.” At the US Treasury Department, however, they think differently.
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