Kesher Talk

Righteous European gentiles Dept. Along with Pilar Rahola and Oriana Fallaci, let's send blessings to Francois Zimeray, the lone EU parlimentarian who questions Chris Patton's blank check to Arafat and his PA.

Israel's few supporters have gradually abandoned him, and only he is left in the battle that appears - from outside at least - to be Sisyphean and futile. . . . Patten, the official overseeing the transfer of funds [to the PA] and the one being accused [by Zimeray], said he has no intention to address the issue. Regardless, said [Patten], Zimeray only obtained 50 of the 172 signatures necessary to bring the issue up for a vote before the full parliament. When it became clear that Zimeray, with the assistance of his hard-working assistant Shira Ansky (a personally imported Israeli), had actually obtained 110 signatures, [Patten] changed tactics and angrily announced that he would regard the establishment of an investigative committee as a vote of non-confidence on himself and his performance.

But Zimeray reiterated his demand. "I can't sleep at night and I'm struck with nausea due to the EU's behaviour. Why must I, and other taxpayers in the European community be forced to finance Arafat's terror? . . . I want to know which funds went to the PA's Swiss bank account, and why European cash - which was supposed to benefit the Palestinian people, who are suffering from hunger and malnutrition - was secretly moved back to Europe."

(via Tal G)

posted by Judith @ 12/15/2002 06:38:42 PM