“The head of the German–Israel Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, Volker Beck, launched an inquiry into the misuse of German aid for Palestinian terrorism.”
Beck also asks:
“What information is available to the Federal government about payments by the PA, possibly through intermediaries, to the families of dead Palestinian terrorists (so-called martyrs) who were involved in terrorist activities against Israel or its citizens?…..How does the Federal government intend to rule out that the PA is directly or indirectly financing terrorists or the relatives of terrorists with money from the Federal Republic of Germany or the EU?”
Finally, the politics of the Palestinian aid fiasco is on the table. Kudos to this German lawmaker for speaking out.
The Wall Street Journal did a report about “all that aid for Palestinians” and found:
“This support for terrorism doesn’t end with hate speech. The Palestinian regime in Ramallah pays monthly stipends of between $400 and $3,500 to terrorists and their families, the latter of which is more than five times the average monthly salary of a Palestinian worker.
According to data from its budgetary reports, compiled in June 2014 by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the PA’s annual budget for supporting Palestinian terrorists was then roughly $75 million. That amounted to some 16% of the foreign donations the PA received annually. Overall in 2012 foreign aid made up about a quarter of the PA’s $3.1 billion budget.”
“German lawmaker investigates aid for Palestinian terrorism”, by Benjamin Weinthal, The Jerusalem Post, August 31, 2016:
BERLIN – The head of the German–Israel Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, Volker Beck, launched an inquiry into the misuse of German aid for Palestinian terrorism.
The inquiry appears to be the first legislative investigation in Germany into the possible misappropriation of Palestinian humanitarian aid.
According to letters obtained by The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, Beck, a Green Party deputy, wrote in July to German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier that “the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) in Washington, DC, recently presented to Congress and subsequently published the interesting report ‘Palestinian Authority Support For Imprisoned, Released, And Wounded Terrorists And Families Of Martyrs.’”
Beck asked, “What information is available to the Federal government about payments by the PA, possibly through intermediaries, to Palestinian prisoners involved in terrorist activities against Israel or its citizens?”
He continued, “What information is available to the Federal government about payments by the PA, possibly through intermediaries, to the families of dead Palestinian terrorists (so-called martyrs) who were involved in terrorist activities against Israel or its citizens?”
He then asked, “How does the Federal government intend to rule out that the PA is directly or indirectly financing terrorists or the relatives of terrorists with money from the Federal Republic of Germany or the EU?”
The Federal government responded earlier last month, stating, “In 2015, bilateral support by the Federal government for the people of Palestine and in UNRWA camps outside of Palestine (in other words in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria) totaled around €162 million. These funds financed specific projects, primarily in the areas of development cooperation, culture and education, along with humanitarian aid and civilian crisis prevention.
Payments were made directly to service providers, only for ear-marked projects, according to their progress and in return for services, such as construction work. The Federal government does not provide any budgetary support to the Palestinian Authority.”
The German government suspended funds to the US Christian charity World Vision in August because of allegations that its funds were funneled to Hamas and used for terrorist activities.
According to the Merkel administration, “The Palestinian Authority itself stopped payments to prisoners following the dissolution of the Ministry for Prisoners Affairs in 2014. The PLO Commission for Prisoners Affairs provides financial support to the families of Palestinians detained in Israel.
The Palestinian side justifies this by pointing out the need to prevent a descent into poverty by these families, whom the Palestinians see as frequent victims of collective penalties such as demolition of housing and revoking of work permits…

Angemon says
Victimhood in “Palestine” pays well.
nicu says
It always pays well for any Muslims !
RichardL says
Volker Beck is a complete swine. After being caught with crack he needs some positive publicity and nobody can expect a Green to be seriously miffed about paying islamic terrorists.
Beck is islamophile in the extreme and supported consensual sex between children and adults.
Michael Laudahn says
You beat me to a similar response. Never trust Volker Beck.
gravenimage says
Maybe not–I don’t know this politician. But surely he could have found something more “politically correct” to pursue. I still say good for him for broaching this, whatever his other shortcomings.
Custos Custodum says
Precisely. We must be grateful for small blessings.
nicu says
Just talking – there are elections in Mecklenburg – Vorpommern .( East Germany )They never will do anything against Muslims !
El Cid says
So, the end result is that nothing changes and the ‘allegations’ are all explained enough for cover.
gravenimage says
German lawmaker investigates aid going to Palestinian jihadists
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Bravo, Volker Beck!
Michael Laudahn says
No bravo for that scoundrel. Google ‘volker beck site:pi-news.net’ You will need german to understand the responses
Custos Custodum says
Agree with GI – Beck’s statements break through a wall of polite silence about the whole issue of financing for the unelected, vicious, venal, terrorist-sponsoring Phakestinian Authority (PA).
In fact, much of the operating budget of the PA is paid by the European Union whose administration is a corrupt and incestuous bureaucracy motivated by avarice and Left-totalitarian leanings
That politicians make loud pronouncements for self-advancement is a truism, but does not necessarily invalidate what is said. If it serves her/his aims, a corrupt politician might even stoop to saying the TRUTH.
ninetyninepct says
Hey, Justin Trudeau, the current Canadian PM, laundered millions to Hamas through the UN within a couple of days of being elected. The Canadian RCMP used to be a world recognized symbol of Canada but are now just a Sharia compliant enforcement arm of the Liberal Party. Pink hijabs are now an official rcmp uniform. Can we next expect to see the world famous Musical Ride reduced to riding goats?
Jerry says
The so called Middle East or Palestinian problem is perfectly easy to understand.
If you take the trouble to carefully read Article Seven of the Hamas Covenant
(or Charter), a full test English translation of which of which is readily available
at http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp
you are bound to discover that even if Israeli Jews decide to disband their
state, donate all their land and possession to the so called “Palestinians”
(more correctly referred to a the Muslims, and all commit suicide by
drowning themselves, the so called “Palestinians”, again, more correctly
referred to as the Muslims will never be satisfied until they hunted every
single Jew remaining on this planted and murdered all Jews to the last
individual remaining alive.
The natural question that can be raised by the Christians, for example,
is “What does it have to do with me? – I am not Jewish!”
The answer is perfectly simple too!
Christians do not have much to worry about.
The Jews are first on the Islamic Jihaddi Cannibal Menu.
Christians, Hindu, Buddhists,Shinto, Atheists, and others
are only to follow next.
Islam is simply not prepared to co-exist with anyone else.
Furthermore, if those in power are the Sunnies, they are
sure to massacre the Shiites, because the Shiites are
not Muslims enough for them.
Similarly, if the Shiites gain domination there sure to
massacre all Sunnies, for a similar reason.
Freedom of Religion is only a concept shared by
Western “Liberals”, mainly secular.
The reality is that Islam, born 1400 in the barren
unproductive deserts of Arabia always sought to
plunder the rest of humanity.
The perception slightly confused by oil being discovered
under the barren deserts of Arabia an temporarily
allowed Muslims to enjoy unearned riches helping
to contribute through global warming towards a
possible end to life on this planet even without
the terrorism it allows them to finance.