The European Union has investigated the allegations that EU money was used to fund Palestinian terrorism. Israel handed over confiscated Palestinian documents (many of which have been covered before at LGF) showing the money transfers.

And I’m sure you’ll be completely unsurprised to learn that the weasels of the EU have given themselves a clean bill of health. EU probe: Palestinian militants got no European aid. (Hat tip: selpaw.)

The EU is the biggest donor to the Palestinian Authority. Alleged misuse of the funds has also prompted a probe by the EU’s anti-fraud office OLAF. The parliamentary inquiry looked at monies handed out from the end of 2000 to the end of 2002.

The parliamentary committee met Palestinian officials during the course of its probe. It also looked at documents handed over by the Israeli army and intelligence, which both alleged that EU financial assistance was diverted to finance terrorism.

“There is no conclusive evidence, to date, that the EU non-targeted direct budgetary support was used to finance illegal activities, including the financing of terrorism,” said the draft report adopted by the committee of inquiry.

In other words, they examined the voluminous Israeli evidence, then talked with Palestinian officials—and decided to believe the Palestinians.

What can you say?

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