ISRAEL HAYOM
by Sarah N. Stern
January 11, 2015

….In 2003, Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld wrote the book “Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop it.” The book specifically details how certain individuals, organizations, charities, banks, money laundering schemes and corrupt officials all contribute to the funding of terrorism. One of the individuals highlighted in the book was Saudi billionaire Khalid bin Mahfouz, who had engaged in the laundering of funds raised in the form of “zakat” — contributions to Muslim charities — to finance several Islamic terrorist organizations including al-Qaida and Hamas. In response, Mahfouz researched where in the world the laws were harshest toward defendants in libel litigation. He found that in British courts, the defendant is presumed guilty before proven innocent. He then purchased 23 copies of the book through the internet, had them shipped to an English address, and in January 2004, Ehrenfeld was sued in a British court. This process is known as “libel terrorism.” READ MORE