Ken O'keefe and the Samouni Project.

“Hijacking of Trade Not Aid Mission – Endangering Woman in Gaza

by Ken O’Keefe

Friday, July 29, 2011 at 5:45pm

Thus far I have been extremely reserved about the events of this hijacking,

with regard to the instigators of this hostile takeover I have only stated one

primary fact. That is that the vehicles bought with funds acquired for Trade

Not Aid were fraudulently registered in the name of Catherine Myles.

This fact alone should be sufficient to tell people what this

hijacking is all about.

But despite my limiting the information to the facts, the takeover crew are

now continuously engaged in a slander campaign ala Jo Ann Westcott.

Catherine Myles and Saeb Shaath, are now working as one, and what is being

said is disgusting and dangerous. Among the claims these two are responsible

for, and this is not a comprehensive list;

1) I have stolen money from my campaign.

2) That I am mentally ill.

3) That I see “Islam is a joke”.

4) That I have “nearly” been arrested twice in Gaza by Hamas because I attempted

to lure young woman to my apartment.

5) That I am unwelcome in Gaza.

I have spoken to Noor Harazzen, the Palestinian Director for the Samouni Project in

Gaza, she has verified that she and any and any other woman I had contact with is

now in danger in Gaza. These lies are actively being spread both online and with the

people of Gaza directly, including the Samouni family. The maliciousness of spreading

these lies with the children of the Samouni family, children I

helped build a playground for, children I am developing a classroom and education

program for, is tantamount to emotional torture. These children love me and I love

them, and the spreading of lies about me to them is unforgivable. It reeks of Zionist

tactics and shames everyone involved.

With the Samouni

kids.

For those who do not know, the accusation that a young, un-married woman would

be involved in an intimate relationship with a married, Western man is explosively

dangerous. Noor is a courageous young woman and I am honoured to have her as a

sister and a colleague, but I am angry that such a dedicated young sister would be

put in serious danger, used as a pawn by people stealing a mission intended to help

Palestine. All of this is nothing more than a blatant power grab, and Noor, along with

other Palestinian sisters are apparently meaningless.

Saeb Shaath knows the danger I am speaking about here and thus I cannot be silent

about the disgraceful role Mr. Shaath is playing in this madness. Mr. Shaath was in my

home in the last week, he held my baby boy and claimed to bless him; he said repeatedly,

minutes before the “committee” meeting used to hijack my mission, “I am behind you

100% brother”. At this point Catherine Myles is no better than Jo Ann Westcott, both are

first class slanderers who would be facing slander and liable charges in court if only I

had the money.

Saeb Shaath is now part of this threesome, claiming to lead the mission I founded,

Saeb Shaath is by his participation and silence party to a fraud, and now he is com-

plicit in a slander and recklessly endangerment that puts young woman in Gaza in

grave danger. If anything happens to any of the woman I knew in Gaza then Catherine

Myles, Jo Ann Westcott and Saeb Shaath should all be held responsible.

I call on Saeb Shaath to preserve some semblance of dignity, walk away from this disgr-

aceful hijacking and condemn both Jo Ann Westcott and Catherine Myles for their

dangerous and disgusting slander.