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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/norway-demands-pa-return-funds-for-womens-center-named-after-terrorist/
Norway Demands PA Return Funds for Women's Center Named after Terrorist
(Times of Israel) Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende on Friday condemned the Palestinian Authority for naming a women's center in the West Bank town of Burqa, that his country partially funded, after female terrorist Dalal Mughrabi, who took part in the 1978 Coastal Road Massacre when Fatah terrorists hijacked a bus and killed 38 Israeli civilians including 13 children. "The glorification of terrorist attacks is completely unacceptable, and I deplore this decision in the strongest possible terms. Norway will not allow itself to be associated with institutions that take the names of terrorists in this way. We will not accept the use of Norwegian aid funding for such purposes," Brende said. "We have asked for the logo of the Norwegian representation office to be removed from the building immediately, and for the funding that has been allocated to the center to be repaid....We will not enter into any new agreements with either the Palestinian Election Commission or UN Women in Palestinian areas until satisfactory procedures are in place to ensure that nothing of this nature happens again." Israel Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said, "Norway took the right step - a tough line against memorializing terrorists is an integral part of the international effort to eliminate terror. We recommend that the international community take thorough steps to check where the money it invests in the PA is going."