a residence formerly occupied by Fawaz Mushtaha, who was
associated with the Palestine Committee and also played in the same band with
Defendant Abdulqader.
        The Government also presented evidence of numerous financial
transactions between HLF and Hamas leader Marzook and Marzook’s wife
Nadia.3 Marzook further had personal connections to the defendants as shown
through numerous telephone calls to El-Mezain and Baker, and the listing of
contact information for El-Mezain, Baker, and Elashi in his personal telephone
book.
        Mohamed Shorbagi, a former HLF representative who pleaded guilty in
a separate case, testified that HLF’s purpose was to support Hamas. He
testified about attending closed meetings with the individual defendants and
Hamas leaders. He described one meeting in 1994 where Marzook introduced
Mishal, who spoke about thematerial support to Hamas through HLF, and he testified in the
instant case as part of a plea agreement.       Shorbagi testified that Hamas
controlled several zakat committees in the West Bank and Gaza to which HLF
donated money.      He also identified several people associated with the
committees as Hamas leaders, and he stated that HLF was a part of Hamas.
The defendants challenge this testimony as improper hearsay, contending that
Shorbagi merely repeated what he had read in newspapers and what he had
learned from friends. At one point during his testimony, the Government asked

                             