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Dr. Khaled Nazem Diab, 34, arrived in Israel on November 14 on a mission for the Qatari Red Crescent and the University of Missouri Trauma Center to train Palestinian social workers, said Farek Hussein, director for the Palestinian Red Crescent. During his interrogation, which lasted several days and was carried out with FBI cooperation, he revealed that he was a member of Islamic charity organizations that were transferring money to the Palestinian Authority. Diab had worked at an American charity group called al-Najada, that was closed after the September 11 bombings on charges of transferring funds to terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaida. The head of al-Najada, Rabih Hadad, was recently arrested in the U.S., also on suspicion of transferring money to bin Laden's group. After the interrogation, acting on legal advice, Israel deported Diab to the United States. |