Groups Protest Bush's Freezing of Foundation's Assets
"This action is really creating outrage in the Muslim community," said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations, one of the groups. "The holy foundation has a long history of being a respected Muslim charity that does good work, not only in Palestine, but other parts of the world."

The Bush administration accuses the foundation, based in Richardson, Tex., of funneling money to the radical Palestinian group Hamas, which has claimed responsibility for a string of suicide bombings in Israel. The foundation, which has been under scrutiny by the American government for at least five years, says the accusations are untrue.

"We have always denied that accusation, and the administration did not produce any qualitative evidence," said Shukri Abu-Baker, the foundation's chief executive. "The foundation is strictly a humanitarian organization, and we have never supported Hamas."
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