Anti-Israel activists announce solidarity campaign with funders of Hamas jailed in US

Anti-Israel activists in the US announce a solidarity campaign with members of the so-called Holy Land Five, who are in prison in the country for funding the Hamas terror group.

Five activists from the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development were convicted of illegally funding Hamas, which the US designated as a terror group, in 2008.

The foundation pretended to be a nonprofit, but instead of focusing on social welfare programs, funneled millions to the terrorist group, prosecutors said.

The convicts have become a cause célèbre in some anti-Zionist circles.

Activist groups announce a “week of solidarity” with Shukri Abu Baker and Ghassan Elashi, who are still in prison. The other three people who were convicted have been released.

The activists say the Hamas funders were “wrongfully imprisoned” and prosecuted due to “Zionist pressure.”

The solidarity week, starting today, is backed by anti-Zionist activist groups including Within Our Lifetime and the Palestine Solidarity Working Group.

There will be events in Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; and New York City.

The events include poetry readings, screenings of an Al Jazeera documentary about the case, the launch of a book by Abu Baker, and letter writing to the prisoners.