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Finnish Charity Cuts Ties with Palestinian NGO after Terror Designation
(Times of Israel-Reuters) Essi Lehto - The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM) said Friday it has decided to end ties with the Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) group after it was blacklisted by Israel for terror links. FELM executive director Rolf Steffansson said the Israeli designation "could have impacted the work we do in 30 countries," citing potential banking sanctions. A senior Israeli official said last month that the intelligence connecting the PFLP to the six cited organizations was "ironclad." The material presented to the U.S. on the matter included "unequivocal evidence that includes video footage, photos, payment receipts that tie the said groups to the backing of terror activity" by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.