Exclusive | Landmark terrorism case could finally prevent US groups from funding Hamas — after 30-year-old murder

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 12, 2026 · 739 words · By Isabel Vincent

Counter-terrorism Lawsuits Accountability for Terrorist Financing Funding of Hamas in the US

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Landmark terrorism case could finally prevent US groups from funding Hamas — after 30-year-old murder A landmark lawsuit brought by the parents of the first US victim of Hamas could finally stop American groups accused of funneling money to the terror group.

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What happened

Why it matters

David Boim, Brooklyn-born teenager, was gunned down in Jerusalem 30 years ago this week.

Common ground

Parents Joyce and Stanley Boim initially filed a lawsuit at federal court in Chicago in 2000, and it has endured ever since.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity, Guilt by Association: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani founded a chapter of SJP at Bowdoin College?
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Appeal to Pity 60% confidence

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Guilt by Association 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani founded a chapter of SJP at Bowdoin College”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Jaber was AMP’s tax preparer”

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The search results for 'Jaber' returned irrelevant information about XCOM video games; no evidence was found regarding Rafeeq Jaber's role as a tax preparer.

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web search NEUTRAL — XCOM (originally called X-COM) is a science fiction video game franchise featuring an elite international organization tasked with countering alien invasions of Earth. The series began with the strate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XCOM

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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2010 · After August 27th, XCOM: Enemy Within will no longer be available for purchase or redownload, but you will be able to continue playing so long as it's installed on your device.
https://x.com/XCOM

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the XCOM Wiki! This Wiki is dedicated to unmodded XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2, XCOM: Chimera Squad turn-based tactical strategy games and their DLCs, developed by Firaxis Games.
https://xcom.fandom.com/wiki/XCOM_Wiki

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Claim 3: “Jaber... testified that as IAP president, he supported the HLF “in every way” and sent all the cash that IAP raised at annual celebrations of the “Intifada”... to HLF”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding Rafeeq Jaber's testimony about sending funds to HLF.

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Claim 4: “The nonprofits ceased operations after the damages were announced then reconfigured as “alter ego” organizations”

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One source mentions HLF ceased operations and assets were seized, and another mentions the groups claimed bankruptcy and 'opened shop' under new names, but the specific phrasing of 'reconfigured as alter ego organizations' as a direct result of the damages announcement is not independently corroborated by multiple sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — HLF had ceased operations, and its assets had been seized by the United States. HLF and several of its leaders were subsequently convicted of terrorist activity. Seemingly, the Boim Action brought an …
https://mikopeled.com/2017/07/18/boim-vs-amp-using-the-court…

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web search NEUTRAL — As deadly riots burn Iranian cities, Western media ignores the shocking wave of violence, turning instead to US government-funded NGOs for data. The one-sided portrayal has helped push Trump to the br…
https://thegrayzone.com/2026/01/12/western-media-riots-iran-…

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web search NEUTRAL — By default , GRUB will show the menu if there is a second operating system installed. If only Ubuntu is installed, then GRUB will generally load Ubuntu without showing the menu. To reconfigure GRUB to…
https://askubuntu.com/questions/16042/how-to-get-to-the-grub…

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Claim 5: “David Boim, Brooklyn-born teenager, was gunned down in Jerusalem 30 years ago this week.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm David Boim, a 17-year-old Israeli-American, was killed in a Hamas terror attack in Jerusalem approximately 30 years ago (specifically 1996).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The tomb of Jesse and Ruth (Hebrew: קבר ישי ורות, romanized: Kever Yishai v'Rut) is an ancient tomb with a small Jewish synagogue, located within the ruin of Deir Al Arba'een in the Tel Rumeida sectio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Jesse_and_Ruth

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, lit. 'Forward') was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Arie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadima

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of members of the Knesset who died in office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Knesset…

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Claim 6: “Last year, he made more than $1,600 from the song [“Salaam”], according to financial disclosures.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 7: “Last year, the governors of Texas and Florida designated CAIR as a terrorist organization, with Texas banning the group from purchasing land.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 8: “Many of the IAP members became associated with American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), which was founded in 2006”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) was founded in 2006. The link to IAP members is mentioned in the context of the legal disputes.

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web search NEUTRAL — AMP was founded in 2006 by Palestinian-American UC Berkeley professor Hatem Bazian,[8] who is also the co-founder of Students for Justice in Palestine.[9] The organization opened its first office in 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Muslims_for_Palestine

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web search NEUTRAL — American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) was formed in 2006 as a nonprofit organization based in Chicago with chapters around the country. Its message omits any mention of peaceful coexistence with the st…
https://www.investigativeproject.org/2462/conferences-make-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is a non-profit organization created in 2006 to “educate its youth and community about Palestinian issues and culture” [i]. It was founded to promote Palestinian a…
https://mlfa.org/united-we-stand/

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Claim 9: “He also testified IAP supported Hamas’s political head, Mousa Abu Marzook, a founder of HLF in the US, after officials arrested him at JFK Airport in 1995 on an Israeli warrant.”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding Rafeeq Jaber's testimony about Mousa Abu Marzook.

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Claim 10: “Parents Joyce and Stanley Boim initially filed a lawsuit at federal court in Chicago in 2000”

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Multiple sources, including a court document reference and news reports, confirm Joyce and Stanley Boim filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago in 2000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 2006. AMP holds conferences and training sessions for coalition building and legislative advocacy, such as hos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Muslims_for_Palestine

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web search NEUTRAL — His parents, Joyce and Stanley Boim, filed suit in 2000 against numerous individuals and organizations. under the Antiterrorism Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C.S 2300 et seq. (West 2004), which creates a cause …
https://www.lawandisrael.org/wp-content/uploads/Topics/Terro…

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web search NEUTRAL — Joyce and Stanley Boim get into a cab outside federal court in Chicago in this Dec.“The Boims had the right to file their first lawsuit in 2000,” Jump added. “Multiple judges ruled that the Boims met …
https://jewishinsider.com/2022/05/david-boim-american-muslim…

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Claim 11: ““The Boims are entitled to have their claim — that American Muslims for Palestine, as an alter ego of the Islamic Association and Holy Land Foundation, is liable,” reads a 2021 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.”

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Multiple sources discuss the legal battle regarding AMP being an 'alter ego' of IAP/HLF and the court's role in allowing the claim to proceed.

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web search NEUTRAL — "The claim accordingly survives dismissal." A different federal judge dismissed an earlier complaint against the AMP and its activists in August 2017, saying the Boims "fail[ed] to demonstrate the req…
https://www.investigativeproject.org/9173/judge-finds-suffic…

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web search NEUTRAL — Following Monday's ruling, the Boim family's attorneys will attempt to prove in court the direct linkage between AMP and IAP/AMS. The Boims' lawyer, Stephen Landes notes that the groups fined $156 mil…
https://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2004/11/the-boim-case-a-key…

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web search NEUTRAL — “AMP/AJP are the alter egos and successors of IAP/AMS, and are therefore liable for the unpaid portion of the Boim Judgement.”During her speech at the event, the lawmaker equated the conflict between …
https://www.gfatf.org/archives/tlaib-democrats-alleged-slayi…

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Claim 12: “Marzook was on a terrorist watchlist and was linked by Israeli authorities to several terrorist attacks in the country. He was also on IAP’s board of directors.”

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Claim 13: “In 2004, the family won $156 million in damages after a judge found that two charities — the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) and the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) — were fundraising fronts for Hamas.”

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Multiple sources confirm a $156 million judgment in 2004 against IAP and HLF, identifying them as fronts for Hamas.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004

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web search NEUTRAL — 2004: Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
https://www.history.com/a-year-in-history/2004

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 20, 2023 · 50 Pop Culture Moments From 20 Years Ago That Make 2004 Feel Like It Was A Whole Different Universe The year that gave us LiveStrong bracelets, Facebook, and Vote For Pedro T-shirts.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/things-that-happened-i…

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Claim 14: “the Boims are also suing former IAP president Rafeeq Jaber”

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The provided evidence mentions the Boim lawsuit against AMP and other organizations, but does not specifically mention Rafeeq Jaber as a current defendant in the provided search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — BOIM multidisciplinary group of degreed and licensed healthcare professionals who are seeking to expand their knowledge and expertise in integrative medicine.
https://www.boim.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 19, 2025 · The 30-year fight for justice by the family of David Boim, the first American victim of Hamas who was gunned down aged 17, was given a huge boost by the Department of Justice this week.
https://nypost.com/2025/03/19/world-news/family-of-first-us-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The parents of David Boim brought a lawsuit in 2000 under the Anti-Terrorism Act against Palestinian nonprofit organizations that later went out of business, and received a judgment in 2004 of $156 mi…
https://mlfa.org/cases/boim-v-american-muslims-for-palestine…

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Claim 15: “In 2024, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability began a probe of AMP’s alleged role in funding Students for Justice in Palestine”

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Claim 16: “Jaber was also one of the founding board members of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR).”

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