The Palestinians’ Financial Situation
Much hoopla has been made of Jimmy Carter’s Op-Ed in The Washington Post Today.
Israel moved yesterday to withhold funds (about $50 million per month) that the Palestinians earn from customs and tax revenue. Perhaps a greater aggravation by the Israelis is their decision to hinder movement of elected Hamas Palestinian Legislative Council members through any of more than a hundred Israeli checkpoints around and throughout the Palestinian territories. This will present significant obstacles to a government’s functioning effectively. Abbas informed me after the election that the Palestinian Authority was $900 million in debt and that he would be unable to meet payrolls during February.
Okay, let’s not forget that the Palestianian people elected this government. This is not a dictatorship in which the people had no say. Secondly, they elected a government that is hell bent on destroying the Jewish State.
February 20, 2006 - 08:50 PM on February 20th, 2006
Carter wants Israel to give money to Hamas. This is the same as asking American taxpayers to finance al Qaeda.
February 21, 2006 - 08:51 AM on February 21st, 2006
My hope is that the financial burdens will force Hamas to change. We will see.
February 21, 2006 - 09:27 AM on February 21st, 2006
re:2… you mean change the mission of wiping Israel from the map? THAT’S THEIR ENTIRE REASON FOR EXISTING, YOU MORON!
December 7, 2008 - 01:56 AM on December 7th, 2008
Blah, Blah, Blah. Why don’t you three dim-wits get an education?