Government urged to ban Galloway's Big Brother charity

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By Melissa Kite and Patrick Hennessy
(Filed: 15/01/2006)

A charity that stands to make a six-figure sum from George Galloway's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother is at the centre of a diplomatic row between Britain, the United States and Israel.

After days of controversy over Mr Galloway's antics in the Big Brother house, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal that Israel's ambassador to London will hold urgent talks with a Treasury minister this week to demand action be taken against Interpal, the MP's chosen charity.

The United States is also putting intense pressure on ministers to blacklist the charity, which President George W. Bush has declared a terrorist organisation.

Interpal, established in 1994, describes itself as "a non-political, non-profit making British charity that focuses solely on the provision of relief and development aid to the poor and needy of Palestine".

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1. And if Shrub says it, it must be true

If you've got a problem with George "The Cat" Galloway, take it up with him, leave the charities out of it

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2. "On each occasion it found no evidence of links to terrorism. "

"Despite this, President Bush recently blocked the charity's bank account and declared Interpal a "specially designated global terrorist" organisation."

Junior is channeling Joe McCarthy.