The Islamic Charitable Society is a

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located in

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in the

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. The charity was founded in 1962 to take care of orphans and expanded through years. It is now responsible for two orphanages, three schools for boys and girls, dairy, sewing workshop, two bakeries, a large mall and a 30-apartment building.Islamic Charitable Society
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and is associated with

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, 30 July 2006Faith, hate and charity: Transcript
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and a draft report from the

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's Asset Freezing Working Group, it was alleged on that the Islamic Charitable Society has "a well-documented supporting role within the Hamas infrastructure" and that it had "funded and administered educational programmes that appear tantamount to incitement and indoctrination in support of violent Hamas activity.

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Islamic charities Charities based in the State of Palestine {{charity-stub