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alleged that UAWC was a front for PFLP and that WVA and AusAID were providing financial aid to PFLP. Letters sent to these organizations warned them that they were "personally, criminally and civilly liable under
Australian and US law" which could include "liability for future terrorist attacks
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WVA and AusAID resumed working with UAWC after an investigation into the allegations found them baseless. Shurat HaDin, however, continued to threaten legal action against WVA. In a letter to Shurat HaDin, WVA described its allegations as unsubstantiated and in some cases defamatory.
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