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Source: http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20030917-085346-8173r.htm
Arafat's Piggybanks
(Washington Times) Editorial - The Bush administration seems more determined than ever to go after terrorist organizations like Hamas and Islamic Jihad, but unfortunately has yet to demonstrate the same degree of energy in working to mobilize the international community to cut off funding for the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a shadowy terrorist group affiliated with Yasser Arafat's Fatah organization. Over the past three years, the Al Aqsa group has carried out several dozen suicide bombings against Israel. Captured financial records show that Arafat authorized payments to its members to subsidize the violence. The State Department lists it as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. It's long past time for Washington to challenge its allies to arrive at a plan for defunding Arafat's terror network.