Al-Aqsa Foundation
The al-Aqsa Foundation (originally named Al-Aqsa E.V.) is an entity established in 1991 as a non-profit organisation that some Western governments have said is linked to Hamas. In 2003 the U.S. Treasury Department designated the foundation as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity." The head office of the foundation was located in Germany until it was closed by the German authorities in July 2002.