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 Discuss | Email | Print | Get latest news on your desktop Israel brands 35 groups as terror organisations Harinder Mishra in Jerusalem | December 31, 2008 16:18 IST
"In a comprehensive discussion held on the issue of global Jihad, Israel's security cabinet recently decided that these organisations, with affiliation to Al-Qaeda and Taliban [Images], will be subject to strict monitoring and enforcement actions as per the laws against money laundering and financing of terrorism," security sources told PTI. "These declarations are a significant measure in the international struggle against the financing of terrorism and are designed to put Israel in line with those Western countries, especially the US, that are also using economic means in dealing with terrorism," the sources said. The decision is said to have been based on extensive staff work by the National Security Council and even though these groups do not necessarily act against the Jewish state, Tel Aviv is taking measures to aid international efforts against financing of terrorism. The Pakistani groups included in the list are Aid Organisation of the Ulema, Al Akhtar Trust International, a financier of which has been linked to the murder of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl, Al Harmain Foundation of Pakistan, Al Masjid Al Aqsa - Aqsa Foundation and Al Rashid Trust. All these organisations have been accused of having links to Taliban and the global al-Qaeda network.
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