Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, Islamic Relief's Yousef Abdallah Islamic Relief's brochures show Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour accepting Katrina aid from IRW, last year. It is a consultative member of the U.N. It was founded in Britain with the continued financial aid and assistance of the British government, whose ambassador to Israel convinced the Israeli government to allow Islamic Relief to open its HAMAS-friendly Gaza office. Almost five years after 9/11, we will never end terrorism if the West continues to sanction its funding.