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x x x terrorism. Another newspaper said the coalition had lost its moral ground by excluding Israel in the global movement against terrorism. +The UAE, like other Islamic countries has protested such a stance. This came through clearly in a statement from Sheikh Abdullah. He said Israel cannot be a member of the global coalition unless it stops terrorism against Palestinians,+ said the +The Gulf Today.+ The UAE has been helping the coalition by collecting information on the September 11 attacks. It has ordered the freezing of banks accounts of 26 terrorist organisations, individuals, non-government organisations and entities. It has cut off diplomatic ties with the Taliban regime and asked Kabul to cooperate with the investigation and hand over bin Laden. +This kind of cooperation by Islamic countries can continue only if the coalition produces credible proof against the perpetrators of the US attacks and takes non-partisan stand,+ the paper said.. +As Sheikh Abdullah said it would be awkward for Arab nations to back the US coalition if Israel continues to kill Palestinians. He made it clear that Israel cannot be a member of the coalition while behaving as terrorists against Palestinians. +It is, therefore, important that the global war against terrorism target Israel. It should step in to stop the Israeli carnage against Palestinian civilians,+ it concluded. WAM/TF-VV |
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