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Islamic Republic of Iran halts funds to ‘Palestinian’ jihad terror groups

DEC 12, 2022 12:00 PM 

BY ROBERT SPENCER

Jihad Watch

Iranian protesters have sometimes noted that the mullahs spend more money on foreign jihad terrorists than on their own people. So this may be another regime attempt to calm the protests.

Hamas

Iran halts funds to Palestinian terror groups, sparking crisis – report 

by Khaled Abu Toameh, 

Jerusalem Post, 

December 11, 2022:

Iran has stopped channeling funds to a number of Palestinian factions, the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds revealed on Sunday.

The paper quoted unnamed informed sources in Lebanon as saying that the factions are currently suffering from a financial crisis because of the Iranian move, which was taken three months ago.

The sources did not name the factions that have been affected by the move.

However, it’s believed that Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) are among the factions that depend on funding from Iran.

The sources claimed that the factions used the Iranian money to pay salaries to their leaders and members and cover the costs of their “various activities.”

In the past, Hamas and PIJ officials admitted that Iran has been supplying their groups with financial and military aid.

The sources said the reason for halting the financial aid was unknown, though it may be related to the ongoing protests and violence in Iran.

Is this for real? Is it temporary? Will Iran secretly resume financing terror? Expecting something good to come out of Iran's government has always ended in disappointment. Have they decided 'nuclear' is the only way to go?

European Parliament removes vice president over corruption with Qatar

By Clyde Hughes

   

Former Vice President of the European Parliament, Eva Kaili holds a joint press conference at the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat, Morocco, on Oct. 10. She was removed on Tuesday. File Photo by Jalal Morchidi/EPA-EFE

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The European Parliament terminated the term of Vice President Eva Kaili of Greece after she was arrested the day before in connection bribery scheme linked to Qatar.

The body voted 625-1 with two abstentions to remove her from office.

"The vote was taken according to Article 21 of the Parliament's rules of procedure, and it follows the ongoing investigations in Belgium involving some members and staff of the European Parliament," a statement from the Parliament said.

It said the procedure has been triggered by a decision of the Conference of Presidents earlier on Tuesday, which approved the action unanimously.

"The Conference of Presidents is shocked and deeply concerned about the recent revelations on corruption and criminal influence in the decision-making processes in the European Parliament," the body said in a separate statement.

"Everyone involved must be held accountable. Parliament will continue to fully support the work of the police and judiciary to ensure that justice is done. There will be no business as usual. The European Parliament will initiate an internal reform process to ensure that transparency and accountability are reinforced and become watertight."

Authorities in Belgium on Monday charged Kaili and three others as part of an investigation into bribery in an attempt to influence EU policies. Officials are calling the case one of the biggest corruption scandals to ever occur inside one of the main legislative bodies that govern the European Union.

Kaili is a member of the Greek Social Democratic Party in Greece. She was taken into custody along with former Italian parliamentary deputy Antonio Panzeri. The two others arrested have not been named publicly.