Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation

2016
5.5| 2h0m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 05 May 2016 Released
Producted By: Al Jazeera
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The film "Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation" is a two part documentary focussing on the story of the Holy Land Foundation, established in the late 80s by three Americans from Palestinian origin, Shukri Abu Baker, Ghassan Elashi and Mohammad El-Mezain. The foundation aimed to supply humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in Palestine and countries hosting Palestinian refugees, it later became the largest charity association in the US to distribute humanitarian aid to Palestinians. After 9/11, the former US President George W. Bush issued a decision to shut down the Holy Land Foundation and freeze its assets. In 2007 the Holy Land Foundation trials began, where five of its members were charged with funding terrorism and sending money to Hamas, a blacklisted political group in the US. A second trial for the Holy Land Foundation members took place in 2008, which issued the convictions of five members of the Foundation and their sentencing of 65 years imprisonment.

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Documentary

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Mohammed Omari, Richard Platt

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Al Jazeera

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Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation Audience Reviews

Micitype Pretty Good
GazerRise Fantastic!
Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.