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This is what the great human rights activists of the Western world are supporting. This is where Palestinian Christians have placed their hope. All on a culture of dishonesty and murder. From The Independent, with thanks to Sr. Soph:
Millions of pounds donated by British and other European charities to help the Palestinian poor were unwittingly diverted to fund terror and support the families of suicide bombers, Israeli prosecutors claimed yesterday.Ahmed Salatna, 43, a Hamas activist from the West Bank town of Jenin, was remanded in custody by a military court charged with distributing €9m (£6.2m) for such purposes over the past nine years. The recipients are alleged to have included the family of a young man who blew himself up at the Sbarro pizza restaurant in Jerusalem in August 2001, killing 15 people and wounding 107. Hamas and Islamic Jihad acknowledged responsibility.
The charge sheet names two British charities, Human Appeal International and Interpal. Human Appeal is a broadly based fundraising organisation, currently helping victims of the Pakistani earthquake. Interpal describes itself as "a non-political, non-profit-making charity that focuses solely on the provision of relief and development aid to the poor and needy of Palestine". No one was available for comment at its London office yesterday. Other charities mentioned were the French CBST, the Italian ABSPT and the Al-Aqsa Foundation, which operates in Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
Mr Salatna, who has directed an Islamic charity in Jenin since Israel released him in 1996 after serving three years for Hamas activity, was arrested in September. Micky Rosenfeld, a police spokesman, said Mr Salatna directly transferred the European funds to Hamas cells, suicide bombers and their families.
Mr Rosenfeld said: "Jenin is known as the capital of the suicide bombers. There is no doubt in police minds that Mr Salatna's arrest will be a major blow to those who rely on economic support from Hamas in order to carry out terrorist acts and to give their families financial backing."
Posted by Robert at November 28, 2005 4:39 AM
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I'm shocked...Of course the money has been siphoned all along.
There is no improvement in wellbeing, not creating of jobs and industries, no building of hospitals, healthcare systems, etc. The money had to go somewhere it wasn't to help the poor and to make improvements in anything except to further the goals of Islam, specifically Jihad. This isn't rocket science.
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at November 28, 2005 5:46 AM
Wonder when these stupid EU/UN types from Europe wake up to the squander of their cash! follow the money will answer a lot of questions..
Posted by: Lulu at November 28, 2005 7:49 PM
Lulu:" Wonder when these stupid EU/UN types from Europe wake up to the squander of their cash". But Lulu,not only these two ,but there are plenty of 'charitable minded' western Governments,who mindlessly waste huge sums of taxpayer's money in the form of 'donation'-just to promote their 'vote worthiness' in the future. More over,I have seen the churches organise themselves to collect funds for these causes. No body knows as to where the fund goes ,and to what its being used. Take for instance ,the recent Pakistan earth quake relief. Billions of dollors have been collected by the charitable mined west for these victims. But,the daily media report tells us that these quake victims are still in want,and complain they have not received any of the food or tents we send to them. These people cheat the chritable mided people of the west, by magnifying the sufferings ,but swollowing or syphoning the funds to their own other causes.
Posted by: rafia at November 29, 2005 1:50 PM
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