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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 24 (UPI) -- Five prominent members of the Islamic Movement in Israel were indicted Tuesday for belonging to, or assisting, terror groups.
The five, include the leader of the movement's hardline faction Sheikh Raed Salah, and the Mayor of the Israeli-Arab town of Umm al-Fahem, Suleiman Agbaria.
The accused allegedly received some $9 million from illegal organizations abroad and transferred part of it to Hamas institutions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Part of the money was used to support the families of dead militants and prisoners as well as prisoners, the charge sheet said. The payments were designed "to encourage them to continue terrorist activity ...and convey a message that the Hamas movement continues to support them," the charge sheet added.
Sheikh Raed insisted his activities were legal, the charge sheet is a blow to all Israeli Arabs, and does not reflect the investigations to which he was subjected.
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