Report says U.S. scholarships supported Palestinian militants - Haaretz

Last update - 23:10 05/03/2007

Report says U.S. scholarships supported Palestinian militants

By Reuters

The Washington Times reported Monday that the United States has provided millions of dollars in financial support to two Palestinian universities, including one controlled by Hamas.

According to the report, the institutions have participated in the advocacy, support or glorification of terrorism.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said however that U.S. officials concluded after a review that neither institution - the Islamic University of Gaza and Al Quds University - engages in terrorist activities.

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McCormack acknowledged that some U.S. scholarship money has gone to Palestinian university students but only to those confirmed not to have links to terrorism.

The Times report said the funding - principally in scholarships to individual students - is being scrutinized by several members of Congress and their aides, who say it may violate U.S. law.

According to the report, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has given funds in excess of $140,000 to the Islamic University in Gaza that is controled by Hamas.

USAID was also said to have granted $2.3 million last year to Al Quds University, another insitution with direct ties to terrorist organizations.

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1.	The US is trying to thread the eye of a needle in these ventures.	19:37	\|	Chick Corea	05/03/07

2.	sissies in the state dept	20:27	\|	lee smith	05/03/07

3.	More PC-euphemism headlines from Haaretz	20:27	\|	Polybios	05/03/07

4.	"confirmed not to have links to terrorism"??	20:32	\|	Dr. L. Brnd	05/03/07

5.	TO Chick Corea - The US is trying to thread the eye of a needle	20:32	\|	Steve Beikirch	05/03/07

6.	Why did they fund Hamas-controled Universities??????	21:00	\|	isratinian	05/03/07

7.	College	21:02	\|	Jason Steinberg	05/03/07

8.	Palestinian society is one dedicated to terror	21:03	\|	Chick Corea	05/03/07

9.	Steve Beikirch	21:20	\|	Brad	05/03/07

10.	Efforts by Jewish politicians in ZOG doing bidding for Israel	21:44	\|	Joe	05/03/07

11.	USA PULL ALL AID FROM THEM	22:10	\|	Clint	05/03/07

12.	Israel= terrorists tate par excellence	22:25	\|	KA	05/03/07

13.	Joe #10 - ZOG? Geeez......ZOG???	22:34	\|	Dr. L. Brnd	05/03/07

14.	Steve # 5	22:47	\|	Lynn	05/03/07

15.	To Haartez and the editors of this talk forum	22:51	\|	Chick Corea	05/03/07

16.	American Money	23:05	\|	M.sanches	05/03/07

17.	where`s ballistic? and Yaakov?	23:48	\|	Joy	05/03/07

18.	Joe in Ramallah.	23:52	\|	Lynn	05/03/07

19.	scholarships.	23:58	\|	gil miles	05/03/07

20.	scholarship monies	00:20	\|	tom	06/03/07

21.	khalid I have already asked	00:32	\|	bev	06/03/07

22.	#4 Dr.L.B.Agree with you that	00:36	\|	Honest American	06/03/07

23.	Of course they support terrorism!	00:39	\|	McQueen	06/03/07

24.	Dr.Bernard.	00:46	\|	Dr.WHO	06/03/07

25.	To Mcqueen U.S. is an imperialist power.....	01:13	\|	Tom	06/03/07

26.	Haaretz, incumbent on you to identify AUTHORS of such "report"	02:08	\|	Joe	06/03/07

27.	#5 Steve Beikirch	02:26	\|	KT	06/03/07

28.	#9 Brad	02:28	\|	KT	06/03/07

29.	#10 Joe in Ramallah	02:34	\|	KT	06/03/07

30.	Saudi Arabia will be sponsor,the US will do dirty job and	02:37	\|	Balcan boy	06/03/07

31.	Tom i agree with you!Globalisation=Americanisation	02:39	\|	Balcan boy	06/03/07

32.	#16 M.sanches	02:41	\|	KT	06/03/07

33.	#10 Hey Joe; good post!!	03:11	\|	ballistic	06/03/07

34.	#17 Joy who are you?????	03:13	\|	ballistic	06/03/07

35.	The Whoreshington Times	04:02	\|	Mark Lincoln	06/03/07

36.	What utter dreck	10:40	\|	Richard Silverstein	06/03/07