Editing Palestinian Authority (section)

====Use of European Union assistance====
In February 2004, it was reported that the [[European Union]] (EU) anti-fraud office ([[OLAF]]) was studying documents suggesting that [[Yasser Arafat]] and the Palestinian Authority had diverted tens of millions of dollars in EU funds to organizations involved in terrorist attacks, such as the [[Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades]]. However, in August 2004, a provisional assessment stated that "To date, there is no evidence that funds from the non-targeted EU Direct Budget Assistance to the Palestinian Authority have been used to finance illegal activities, including terrorism."<ref name="Olaf2004">{{cite press release|publisher=OLAF |date=10 August 2004 |title=OLAF Investigation into EU Budget Assistance for the Palestinian Authority |url=http://europa.eu.int/comm/anti_fraud/press_room/pr/2004/15_en.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010181148/http://europa.eu.int/comm/anti_fraud/press_room/pr/2004/15_en.html |archive-date=10 October 2004 }}</ref>