Published on:
19/05/2006
Type:
Article
Funding terrorism: Yasser Arafat ordered financial aid funds transferred to the Palestinian Authority by the international community, as well as tax money transferred by Israel, to be used to purchase significant amounts of arms and ammunition. Some of these arms and ammunition were provided to Palestinian terrorist groups. The information came from the Israel Security Agency interrogation of Fuad al-Shobaki, formerly Arafat’s confidant and the finance chief in the Palestinian Authority. Also revealed in the interrogation were details on the key part played by Iran in the Karine-A arms ship deal.