A European Commission spokesperson told EUROPE on Friday 7 May that the EU had taken action following accusations the previous day made by Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, that funds from the EU – as well as from Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, Sweden, Spain and Switzerland – had been diverted from Palestinian NGOs to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), an armed group.
“As a matter of course, we look into each and every allegation made....