Checks, donation pledges, postal transfers.. the start of the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip had an immediate effect, in France: The Committee for Charity and Support for the Palestinians (CBSP) saw its fund-raising increase faster than usual.
For at least the past three years the association, based in Paris, collected about 5 million euros a year. The money is then transferred to Egypt, where another association is tasked with allocating it for humanitarian projects in Gaza, as well as the Palestinian camps in Lebanon.
However, neither Israel nor the US believe this version. For the two allies, the CBSP is a hidden financier of the Hamas, now at war with the Jewish state. It's classed as a terrorist organization. George W. Bush named the organization as such in an official speech in 2003.
On this side of the Atlantic, the CBSP is also under suspicion. But it's never been confirmed. Founded in 1990 in Nancy by two Palestinian students, the Committee has offices in Lille, Lyons and Marseille. In 2001 Credit Lyonnais, its bank at the time, was reported twice to Tracfin, the anti-money laundering branch of the Economy and Finance Ministry, for suspect fund transfers. Checks did not reveal the more minor infraction. They did have one consequence, though: the CBSP left Crédit lyonnais for the postal bank of La Poste. Read more ...
For at least the past three years the association, based in Paris, collected about 5 million euros a year. The money is then transferred to Egypt, where another association is tasked with allocating it for humanitarian projects in Gaza, as well as the Palestinian camps in Lebanon.
However, neither Israel nor the US believe this version. For the two allies, the CBSP is a hidden financier of the Hamas, now at war with the Jewish state. It's classed as a terrorist organization. George W. Bush named the organization as such in an official speech in 2003.
On this side of the Atlantic, the CBSP is also under suspicion. But it's never been confirmed. Founded in 1990 in Nancy by two Palestinian students, the Committee has offices in Lille, Lyons and Marseille. In 2001 Credit Lyonnais, its bank at the time, was reported twice to Tracfin, the anti-money laundering branch of the Economy and Finance Ministry, for suspect fund transfers. Checks did not reveal the more minor infraction. They did have one consequence, though: the CBSP left Crédit lyonnais for the postal bank of La Poste. Read more ...
Source: L'Express (French)
H/T: Islam in Europe
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