IDF: Arafat unfroze terrorist accounts worth millions

[drdon326]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1078208271288

Tens of millions of shekels intended to fund Palestinian terror that the IDF confiscated from banks in Ramallah and al-Birah last week were taken from accounts recently unfrozen by Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, a senior IDF officer told the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.

Shlomo Mofaz, the deputy head of the IDF's Intelligence Corps research and assessment branch and the Defense Minister's brother, told the committee that former Palestinian Authority chairman Mohammed Abbas froze the accounts but Arafat unfroze them in November.

Mofaz said the IDF decided to confiscate the funds after Arafat's move.

Officials examined hundreds of bank accounts and seized money from Europe, the US, Iran, Syria, and Jordan intended to fund Hizbullah, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas.

In meetings in Washington with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's bureau chief, Dov Weisglass, American officials reportedly criticized the raids, warning they could destabilize the Palestinian banking system and undermine Palestinian Finance Minister Salaam Fayed.

IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon justified the raids, telling the committee that the IDF learned from interrogating terrorists that for each attack terrorists are paid as much as NIS 40,000.

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Did i mention how much i hate that little weasel??

[JasonDeter]

1. Did I read right? American officials opposed the raids?

Who are these American officials? What the hell is wrong with these stupid bush* officials? And who cares if the Palestinian banking goes bust? All its for is to line arafat, hamas, hezbollah and other terrorist pockets and to keep arafat's sk*nk wife and child in luxury in Paris.

[Forkboy]

2. why the asteric in skank?

I dont get it :)

[drewb]

6. I think he was trying to spell skunk and got confused...

Skunk, Skank... Bloomberg, Goldberg...

What's the difference???

:loveya:
:party:

[JasonDeter]

7. How do you know it wasn't skunk?

[Forkboy]

8. was it?

[el_gato]

3. what about all the money the IDF spends on terrorizing people?

ah you don't like that eh?

[madrchsod]

4. the idf really works fast!!

they released all this info just days after the heist. we should hire these guys to work here in the states to weed out corruption in this country. just raid a several large new york banks and presto! a few days later we have all the facts! hey these guys could get kenny -kenny you`re under arrest! laws? we don`t need no stink`n laws- we are the idf!

[drewb]

5. Little weasel... I wonder if he is related to Little Kucinich???

Who to ask???

LOL... I think you know the answer...

:loveya:

[Forkboy]

9. And what does that say about little Israel?

I think you know the answer :)