CEP Appoints Counsel and Forms a Coalition to Identify and Freeze Such Qatari
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CEP LAUNCHES GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR QATAR ASSET FREEZE



CEP Appoints Counsel and Forms a Coalition to Identify and Freeze Such Qatari
Assets



The Global Financial System and International Business Community Must Reject
Qatar and its Sponsorship of Hamas Leadership / The Era of Qatari Whitewashing
is Over


(New York, N.Y.) — Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive
Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend
announced a global campaign for a Qatar asset freeze following the massacre by
Hamas in Israel directed by Hamas leadership based in Doha, Qatar.



Qatar
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the Al Thani Royal Family have hosted, platformed, and championed Hamas
leadership for many years.Ismail Haniyeh
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Hamas’ Political Bureau and a U.S. designated Specially Designated Global
Terrorist (“SDGT”), his predecessorKhaled Meshaal
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other Hamas leadership all lead luxuriantly appointed lifestyles in five-star
accommodation in Doha, Qatar. Since at least 2018, Qatar has also financed
Hamas to the tune of between $360 million and $480 million annually, including
through government-controlled charitable front organizations. Ali al-Qaradaghi,
residing in Qatar, is the highest religious authority of Hamas, providing the
organization with an alleged pretext (in the form of Fatwa) for their terror
acts. He replaced the late Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a long-time resident of Qatar who
encouraged and advocated all their atrocities and provided religious sanction
to suicide attacks in the past.



Following the brutal atrocities committed by Hamas in southern Israel on
October 7, Haniyeh watched the attacks unfold from his office in Qatar. On the
same day, he issued avideo address
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world to join in the orgy of violence against the Jewish state and nation. The
address was aired on the Qatar and Al Thani-owned and controlled Al Jazeera
network.



CEP has already
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demanded that Qatar and the Al Thani royal family immediately detain Haniyeh
and other Doha-based Hamas leadership and arrange for their immediate transfer
to U.S. and/or Israeli custody. Even as Secretary of State Antony Blinken
visited Qatar on October 13, Qatar has refused all such entreaties.



On Saturday, October 14, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
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with Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders in Qatar. Abdollahian was pictured kissing
Haniyeh while Qatari operatives watched in the background.



Qatar has extensive financial holdings across the U.S., U.K., and Europe: in
real estate, energy companies, aviation, and sports franchises. All
Qatari-owned U.S., U.K., and European assets must be frozen. No monies earned
or paid to such assets should be repatriated to Qatar. The asset freeze should
remain in place unless and until Qatar surrenders every member of Qatar-based
Hamas leadership, including but not limited to Haniyeh and Meshaal, into U.S.
and/or Israeli custody and facilitates the immediate return of all hostages
held by Hamas.



To support these efforts, CEP has appointed Lee Wolosky
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Block LLP andGary Osen <[link removed]> of Osen
LLC as lead coalition counsel. We expect other lawyers and law firms to join.



Lee Wolosky, a widely recognized counselor, has held senior legal and national
security roles for four U.S. presidents, including serving as special counsel
to President Biden and U.S. special envoy for Guantanamo Closure during the
Obama administration.



Gary Osen has litigated complex international cases, including serving as lead
trial counsel in the landmarkLinde v. Arab Bank, Plc case, which resulted in
the first jury verdict against a financial institution under the Anti-Terrorism
Act.



The Qatar Asset Freeze Coalition will work with CEP to identify Qatar assets,
place relevant parties on notice of their obligations related to the freeze of
assets, and prevent monetary repatriation of any sums to Qatar.



Ambassador Wallace and Former Homeland Security Advisor Townsend stated the
following in support of the asset freeze campaign:



“CEP has been calling on Qatar to sever its ties with Hamas since 2017. There
is no excuse for Qatar to refuse to surrender Hamas’ leadership to the U.S.
and/or Israel and to close Hamas’ office and facilities in Doha. There is no
excuse for Qatar to refuse to facilitate the immediate return of Hamas’
hostages. Qatar’s longstanding sponsorship of the Hamas terror group must end.
Doha has used its vast hydrocarbon wealth to whitewash this support by
purchasing and operating vast signature assets in the U.S., U.K., and E.U.—no
more. Alongside Iran, Qatar’s role as the chief state sponsor of Hamas is over.
Any persons continuing to associate and work with Qatari-owned enterprises in
the U.S., U.K., and E.U. should face personal liability, sanctions, and
prosecution if they facilitate asset and fund repatriation to Qatar and the
Qatar Investment Authority.



“CEP’s coalition will expose this vast network of assets. We call on all
parties to ensure that no funds are repatriated to Qatar so long as the Al
Thanis provide a safe haven for Hamas’ leaders and Hamas continues to hold
hostages from Israel, America, and other countries worldwide.”



As a first step, CEP calls on the following businesses to freeze all assets
and segregate all earnings to prevent any such funds’ repatriation to Qatar:

* Paris Saint-German Football Club
* City Center D.C.
* Heathrow Airport Holdings
CEP expects these entities to cooperate with its efforts to cut off the flow
of Qatari blood money to Hamas and to, among other things, preserve all
documents, including electronic media, that reflect communications with Qatari
stakeholders concerning Qatar’s support for Hamas.



CEP will specifically direct a call to all named businesses to freeze assets,
segregate monies, and prevent repatriation to Qatar.



No responsible party should serve as an executive, employee, consultant,
shareholder, service provider, or counterparty to a Qatari-owned business.
Given Qatar’s patronage of Hamas, Qatar’s responsibility for surrendering Hamas
leadership to relevant authorities and ensuring the immediate release of the
hostages is absolute. Qatar’s responsibility for the suffering of thousands of
victims and their loved ones is unmistakable and absolute. We will
unrelentingly work toward seizing Qatar’s international assets.



To read The Wall Street Journal’s report on UANI and CEP’s call to action,
please clickhere
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To read The Telegraph’s report citing CEP’s Chief Executive Officer Mark
Wallace’s call for a Qatari asset freeze until it surrenders Hamas leadership
to the U.S. and/or Israel, please clickhere
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To read CEP’s report, Qatar: Extremism and Terrorism, please click here
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CEP has already called on Qatar to expel Hamas leadership, but they continue
to enable terrorist behavior. To read CEP’sHARBORS Campaign Report on Qatar,
please clickhere
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To read UANI’s report Qatar an Impediment to Unity on Iran, please click here
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