U.S. QUESTIONS EUROPEAN HAMAS SUPPORT

U.S. Questions European Hamas Support
William Pope, a State Department anti-terrorism coordinator, told two House International Relations subcommittees on Tuesday that the EU as a whole "has been reluctant to take steps to block the assets of charities linked to Hamas and Hizballah, even though these groups repeatedly engage in deadly terrorist attacks, and the charitable activities help draw recruits." The groups get "a considerable portion of their funding from Europe," Pope said. (AP/Washington Post)