Amin Abu Rashid, nicknamed "Amin Abu-Ibrahim" (born ), is a

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national, best known for his activism for

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and Gaza-bound flotillas. According to a U.S. government exhibit and other sources, Rashid was a member of the

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. In 2009, the Palestine News Network reported that Rashid was the Secretary General of the Popular Forum in the

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. In December 2009, ''Middle East Monitor'' described him as the head of a delegation from the Conference of Palestinians in Europe. ''

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'' reported in June 2011, that Rashid had arranged financing and the purchase of a ship for the flotilla, and trained with the crew. As a second flotilla was being formed in June 2011, Israeli Public Affairs and Diplomacy Minister

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said that the participation of Abu Rashid proved that this is not a humanitarian flotilla. In 2023, Dutch authorities arrested Rashid and his adult daughter Israa for allegedly sending approximately $12.7 million to Hamas and participating in an organization who purpose is to support Hamas, in breach of EU sanctions. Rashid was released from pretrial detention in May 2024.

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