MK Sukkot: Ra’am Head Donated Knesset Salary To Association Supporting Hamas Terror

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — MK Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionist Party) has initiated a special Knesset hearing regarding the Arab Ra’am party and its association with Hamas.

Sukkot claims that Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas donated his Knesset salary, which he receives from the state of Israel, to an association which transfers funds to Hamas. Sukkot said that “There is information which has not yet been made public and which will embarrass the leaders of Ra’am.”

In an interview with Ziv Maor of the Galei Yisrael radio station, Sukkot said that Abbas had donated his salaries to the Igatha 48 (Aid 48) association which has extensive ties with Hamas.

The Aid 48 organization has many branches throughout the country, in cities located in Palestinian Authority territories and the Gaza Strip, and has done extensive successful fundraising – a whopping 224.5 million NIS in the last decade.

In addition, the association works to help families of prisoners and Shahids. The heads of the association expressed support for terrorists and Shahid by participating in demonstrations and conveying their support on social networks.

Sukkot added that intelligence authorities have expressed their concern about the connection between the association and Hamas. He concluded that “There are clear and defined proofs of the connection between Ra’am’s chief aid association and support of terrorist activities.”