Samidoun is now a designated terror group, but why does it matter? - opinion

They exist solely to advance the interests of terrorist groups and their backers, with little mind paid to the mass suffering events like October 7 give cause.

PALESTINIANS TAKE part in a rally marking the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, in Gaza City in 2022. Samidoun’s terrorist designation is for its role as ‘a sham charity’ for the PFLP, the writer notes.

PALESTINIANS TAKE part in a rally marking the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, in Gaza City in 2022. Samidoun’s terrorist designation is for its role as ‘a sham charity’ for the PFLP, the writer notes.

(photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS)

ByRITA KATZ

NOVEMBER 5, 2024 02:12

Updated: NOVEMBER 6, 2024 09:15

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