WASHINGTON (AP) - A major American Muslim charity and seven of its senior officers were charged Tuesday with illegally funneling millions of dollars to support Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist organization blamed for dozens of deadly suicide bomber attacks in Israel.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A major American Muslim charity and seven of its senior office


According to the indictment, Holy Land's main officers met with other Hamas activists in October 1993 to figure out how to back Hamas and also conceal their true aims from authorities.


``The attendees noted the danger of attracting the terrorist perception, which would undoubtedly compromise their efforts in supporting violent jihad (Muslim holy war),'' the indictment said.


Fund-raising events were held at mosques, conventions, seminars and other programs in which speakers, including some of the Holy Land defendants, ``performed skits and songs which advocated the destruction of the state of Israel and glorified the killing of Jewish people,'' the indictment says.