Amin Abu Rashid (aka Amin Abu-Ibrahim) | |
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Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 56–57) |
Citizenship | Dutch |
Amin Abu Rashid, nicknamed "Amin Abu-Ibrahim" (born 1966 or 1967 (age 56–57)), is a Palestinian- Dutch national, [1] [2] [3] [4] best known for his activism for Hamas and Gaza-bound flotillas.
According to a U.S. government exhibit and other sources, Rashid was a member of the Al-Aqsa Foundation in Rotterdam. [5] [6] In 2009, the Palestine News Network reported that Rashid was the Secretary General of the Popular Forum in the Netherlands. [1] In December 2009, Middle East Monitor described him as the head of a delegation from the Conference of Palestinians in Europe. [7]
In 2023, Rashid was arrested for financing terrorism after having sent millions of Euros to Hamas in Palestine. [8]
De Telegraaf reported in June 2011, that Rashid had arranged financing and the purchase of a ship for the flotilla, and trained with the crew. [3] As a second flotilla was being formed in June 2011, Israeli Public Affairs and Diplomacy Minister Yuli Edelstein said that:
The participation of Hamas member Amin Abu Rashid in the flotilla, who is known for fundraising money for Hamas terror operations, is clear proof that this is not a humanitarian flotilla, but a provocation and a terror operation in disguise of a flotilla. In the previous flotilla, Abu Rashid expressed his intentions to clash with IDF soldiers and we must take into account that this will be his intention in the current flotilla. [9]