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.
باحثون عن الحرية - مؤسسة الأرض المقدسة 1
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studios
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera America1 review
Title
Searching for Freedom: The Holy Land Foundation
Released
May 5, 2016
Rated
Not rated
Original Audio
English
Runtime
2h
Status
Released
Studios
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera America
