IMRA Newsletter
UK and Sweden pays for Arafat's Propagandists at the Hague
The Palestinian propaganda offensive against Israel in the Hague is being led by two lawyers -- Michael Tarazi and Diana Butto, who are employed by Arafat's PLO and whose salaries are being paid by the taxpayers of Britain and Sweden via the Negotiations Support Unit.
The European Institute for Research on the Middle East has completed a study of the Palestinian Negotiations Support Unit, created in 1998 and funded by British and other governments, for technical assistance in its preparations for permanent status talks. The NSU is officially part of the PLO and therefore under the direct control of Arafat. After the collapse of the Oslo framework and negotiations, the NSU has continued to operate, primarily as an information and propaganda arm of the Palestinian Authority. In particular, the NSU, which continues to receive British and other European funding, and its personal, have been central in the campaign to demonize Israel regarding the construction of the separation barrier, including in the UN General Assembly and the case brought to the International Court of Justice. The text is available at www.europeaninstitute.info/Publications.htm
For additional information, contact Dr. Nick Lambert
Director of Research
European Institute for Research on the Middle East
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 7882 802
GSM: + 32 495 272 555
Website: www.europeaninstitute.info
info@europeaninstitute.info