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Nakba Museum funded by EU- UN- World Bank via "Welfare organisation" connected to Al Aqsa Hamas 'humanitarian fund"

January 6, 2006

MIM: The Welfare Association has announced plans to begin an internationally funded "Rememberance" museum to commemorate the hoax of what Arabs call "Al Nakba" (castrophe) which is meant to support the false claim of Arabs to Israel by portraying them as having 'dispossed' in 1948. The museum will not only be an exercise in historical revision, portraying Arabs as the victims of what cynically depict as a Jewish orchestrated Holocaust- (and what they call the resulting (Diaspora) it will be a monument to Jihad. The Welfare Association works together with the Al Aqsa humanitarian fund - which is a bogus 'charity' whose offices were shut down in several European countries for being tied to terrorism. The funding being given to purpetrating this perfidious view of history (and malifide exploitation and misappropriation of Holocaust jargon and leitmotiefs) is another example of how the EU, UN, World Bank and other NGO's are aiding and abetting incitement to terrorism.

http://www.welfareassociation.org/significant/palestine_remembrance/palestine_remembrance.html

Welfare Association is launching a national museum, to operate as an independent, non-profit organization, for the purpose of recording and reflecting Palestinian history. A technical team of specialists in a variety of fields is engaged in planning the museum project. The museum is to be based in Jerusalem but satellite locations are being considered in Birzeit, Bethlehem and Abu Dis until a suitable Jerusalem location can be identified. The museum will concentrate on the last 300 years of Palestinian history and will contain permanent and multimedia exhibits, a library and research center, and an educational resource center.

http://www.welfareassociation.org/funding/funding.html

The Welfare Association has built an Endowment Fund of $36 million through earmarked donations from members. Investment earnings are used to cover WA's management and administration costs and some program expenses. Excess proceeds are reinvested so that the Endowment Fund is constantly being replenished and is a stable basis for the sustainability of the organization.

In addition to members' fees and donations, the Welfare Development Fund in the US and the Welfare Association-UK have been active in fundraising among Palestinians in their respective communities. Local Resource Development committees have operated in Bahrain, Greece, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates to oversee and ensure local fundraising initiatives, conferences, exhibitions and other activities, and to raise additional funds for projects through targeted campaigns. Major campaigns were organized for projects in Support for the Palestinian Child (1996-97), for Jerusalem (1997-98), and for the Palestinian Remembrance Museum project launched in 1999 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of al-Nakba, the 1948 dispossession and dispersal of the Palestinian people.

http://www.welfareassociation.org/funding/international_cooperation/international_cooperation.html

International partners include the World Bank, the European Union, the Islamic Development Bank, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the OPEC Fund, the Arab Bank, UNRWA, UNESCO, Norwegian People's Aid, and Ford Foundation, among others. By coordinating with the international community, Welfare Association has played a pivotal role over the years in mobilizing additional funds for Palestinian development projects.

MIM: Al Aqsa is a known Hamas organisation which raises money for terrrorism and was banned in Europe

http://www.welfareassociation.org/appeals/appeals.html

The latest crisis, which began in March 2002, has resulted in many more dead and injured, and great destruction of community property and services, especially essential emergency health services. Due to the deteriorating situation and the dire, emergency needs of the Palestinians, the Welfare Association's special Al-Aqsa Humanitarian Fund needs your support TODAY!

Please send your donations to:

Welfare Association
Al-Aqsa Humanitarian Fund
Arab Bank, Shmeisani Branch
Amman, JORDAN

A/C 118-9917-1/502 (Jordanian Dinars)
A/C 118-9917-1/511 (US $)
Swift #: arabjoax118

Official receipts for donations will be made available upon receipt of a bank advice with your address to Welfare Association fax number (962-6) 552 6902.

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http://www.welfareassociation.org/beneficiaries/beneficiaries.html

Abdul Majeed Shoman	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive, Arab Bank PLC.
Abdul Aziz Shakhashir	Treasurer
Abdul Muhsen Al-Qattan	Vice-chairman, A. M. Qattan Foundation
Adel K. Afifi	Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Iowa University
Anis F. Kassim	Attorney at Law; Editor in Chief, Palestine Yearbook of International Law
Basel Amin Aql	Businessman
Bisher Mohammed Jardaneh	Managing Director, Arabtech-Jardaneh (Consulting Engineers & Architects)
Edward Said	Professor of Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Faisal S. Alami	Director of Finance & Development, Partner
Hasib J. Sabbagh	Vice-chair man, Consolidated Contractors Co., SAL
Hisham F. Qaddumi	Chairman of the Board - HQ Associates
Ibrahim Abu Lughod	Professor of International Studies, Birzeit University [1929-2001]
Issam Abdul Salam Abu Issa	Chairman of the Board, Palestine International Bank
Issam Azmeh	Consultant, Member of Board of Directors of Companies
Jawdat Shawwa	Managing Director, IMCO, Kuwait
Khalid C. Sifri	Attorney
Mohammad Y. Najm	Professor Emeritus of Arabic, American University of Beirut; Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Palestinian Students Fund
Munib R. Masri	Vice-chairman of Board of Directors, Engineering & Development Group (EDGO); Chairman of the Board of Directors, Palestine Development & Investments Co., (PADICO)
Munir R. Kaloti	President, Kaloti Jewellery Co., UAE; Arab Weavers, Jordan; Union Mills for YARU, Jordan, Gerasa Insurance Co.
Munther J. Nabulsi	Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, Transgulf Readymix Concrete Co. Managing Director, Greenworks Est.
Munther Khalidi	Chairman, Managementt Committee, Associate Consulting Engineers (ACE)
Nabil G. Sarraf	President, Al Ahliah Commercial Agencies Est.
Nabil Qaddoumi	President, Project Management (PROJACS)
Nazek Rafik Hariri	President, Hariri Foundation
Nizar Jardaneh	Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, Dar Al-Dawa
Nureddine Sehweil	President and CEO, Uni-Arab Engineering & Oilfield Services
Othman Nashashibi	Partner Managing Director, Nashashibi & Ebbini Forms
Ramzi Atta Dalloul	Chairman of the Board, Arab Investment and Management Corporation (AIMCOR FINANCE) N.V.
Reem K. Abu Saoud	Managing Director, Reem Enterprises Ltd.
Riad B. Kamal	Chairman, Arabtec Construction Co.
Riad T. Sadik	President, Al Habtoor Engineering Ent. Co.
Sabih Taher Masri	Chairman of the Board, Zara
Said Khoury	Vice-chairman, Consolidated Contractors Co., SAL
Samer Said Khoury	Executive Vice President, Consolidated Contractors Co., SAL
Samir Adel Aweidah	Managing Director, INMA Gulf Development & Construction L.L.C
Soad M. Sabbah	Poet, Writer and Economic Researcher
Suheil H. Sabbagh	AVP Human Resources, Consolidated Contractors Co., SAL
Wael R. Kanaan	General Manager, Jerusalem Development & Investment Co., Ltd (JEDICO)
Yousef Ahmad Asad	Chairman of the Board of Arcadia Group
Yousef Al-Hassan	Strategic Expert and Thinker
Yusef R. Abu Khadra	Management Committee Member, Investcorp.
Yusif Sayigh	Economist

http://www.welfareassociation.org/about/about.html

Welfare Association is a private, non-profit foundation established in 1983 in Geneva to support Palestinian society in sustainable development. Officially registered under the name Welfare Association, it has become better known in the region by its Arabic name, Ta'awoun, meaning cooperation. Its contributions have totaled over $100 million for development projects from 1983-2000, a period that has spanned occupation, political transition and the state-building process in Palestine.

The Welfare Association assists Palestinian development efforts through three program tracks: Culture and Identity, Human Resource Development, and Capacity-building. Assistance to the Palestinian community in Lebanon encompasses another major Welfare Association concern.

• The Culture and Identity (CI) program focuses on strengthening Palestinian cultural awareness especially in the 1948 areas of Palestine, undertaking rehabilitation and reconstruction in Jerusalem through the Welfare Association's Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Program (OCJRP), supporting culture and artistic activities in Jerusalem, and establishing the Palestine Remembrance Museum, a special project for the Welfare Association.

This item is available on the Militant Islam Monitor website, at http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/1521