20 March 2006

Emirates aided kin of Palestinian militants

NYT: Documents show money was given to the families of militants, others killed by Israelis

In the last four years the United Arab Emirates has provided substantial financial support, through its Red Crescent Society, to families of Palestinians, militants as well as civilians, who have been wounded or killed by Israeli forces, according to Red Crescent documents.

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven small states including Dubai, where a government-owned company was due to take over some American port operations. Facing intense congressional opposition, the company said last week that it would sell its operations in the United States to an unrelated American company within six months.

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