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Thursday, November 17, 2005
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Al-Qaida, Hamas hurting for funds
International efforts to cut off funding to Al-Qaida and Palestinian terrorists are paying off, a U.S. official said.
“Anecdotally, what we’re seeing is that we are having a real impact on Al-Qaida and Hamas, both in terms of putting pressure on them financially but also in terms of creating deterrents both for donors to give money to them and how they’re able to move money,” Stuart Levey, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a speech Wednesday in Washington. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington, the United States has cracked down on terror funding through its banks, a move mirrored in Europe and the Middle East.
Travel insurance bill passes House committee
A measure to prevent insurance companies from denying policies to people planning to travel to Israel and other countries was inserted into a terrorism insurance bill.
The Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act was inserted into the legislation Wednesday by the House Committee on Financial Services. The measure requires life insurers to make coverage available for legal foreign travel, and not charge excessive premiums for such travel.
“This is a big step forward for Americans who want to travel freely and sends a message to the world that American citizens and businesses will not allow Osama Bin Laden and the rest of the world’s terrorists to dictate where we travel,” said Rep. Debra Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who has advocated the legislation since she was denied life insurance because she intended to travel to Israel.
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act now goes to the House Rules Committee.
Europeans release funds for Palestinians
A European official promised to release funds for the Palestinian airport in the Gaza Strip.
European Commission official Benita Ferrero-Waldner promised to unblock $29.2 million, which she earmarked for a new cargo terminal at Gaza Airport. In announcing the deal, she expressed enthusiasm for positive developments on the Israeli-Palestinian front, including Monday’s deal on surveillance at the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.
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