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European Union Funding
and the Push to Legitimize Hizballah
By Ilan Weinglass
Recent attempts by Britain to dialogue with Hizballah,
By Ilan Weinglass
Recent attempts by Britain to dialogue with Hizballah,
and a planned address by Khaled Mashaal to Britsh MPs,
may well be the result of a lobbying effort funded by the
European Union. Jonathan Spyer, in an article yesterday,
reports that The Conflicts Forum, which openly
acknowledges attempts to legitimize Hamas and Hizballah,
received a 500,000 Euro grant from the European Union
in 2007. In other words, The EU is funding a group trying
to change EU policy.
Some excerpts from the article:
A cursory observation of the backers of Conflicts
Some excerpts from the article:
A cursory observation of the backers of Conflicts
Forum, however, reveals a curious paradox.
In January 2007, the group proudly announced that
it had been awarded a grant of €500,000 by the EU,
to develop "more inclusive and legitimate approaches
to transforming the Middle East conflict."
More specifically, the project entails the "engagement"
of "faith-based movements."So the EU, while currently
opposing "engagement" with Hamas, also appears to be
offering financial support to a body engaged in lobbying
for the organization.
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