Posted on 07/06/2018 11:11:17 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
JERUSALEM, Israel – The Palestinian Authority accused Australia of making a declaration of war following its decision to withhold financial aid to the PA if it continues to reward terrorists and their families. It's one more nation pressuring the PA to stop a policy many call "pay to slay."
The controversial policy provides money to convicted Palestinian terrorists and their families for attacks on Israelis. The payments coming from this fund add up to more than $330 million each year.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop objected to the policy saying, "I am concerned that in providing funds for this aspect of the PA's operation, there is an opportunity for it to use its own budget to [fund] activities that Australia would never support."
Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi called Bishop's statement "extremely insulting."
"Australia now is just doing the bidding of the US unfortunately and Julie Bishop's statement is extremely insulting and it shows the utmost ignorance of the realities of Palestinians living under a cruel and brutal and illegal Israeli occupation," she said.
Australia's decision follows America's lead in passing the Taylor Force Act that also withholds aid until the PA ends the terror payments. Congress named the law after Taylor Force, an American citizen killed in a 2016 terror attack in Israel.
Meanwhile, Israel's parliament debated its own legislation to stop payments to the Palestinian Authority.
"To this Palestinian enterprise that is called the Palestinian Authority, Mr. Chairman [Mahmoud Abbas], it is very easy to get accepted when the only thing you have to do is to kill Israelis to get arrested or killed and you get a job," Israeli Foreign Affairs and Defense Chairman Avi Dichter said during a debate on the issue. Taylor's father sat in on the discussion.
"We are honored to have you here with us, the event to pass this bill, and hopefully we shall pass it on the second or the third call," Dichter told him.
And pass it they did, adding one more multi-million-dollar penalty against the Palestinian Authority for encouraging and rewarding terrorism.
This reveals that giving money to a terrorist group or nation is nothing more than tribute.
Even Jefferson got his dander up because we were paying tribute to muslim pirates.
“Palestinian Authority accused Australia of making a declaration of war following its decision to withhold financial aid to the PA if it continues to reward terrorists and their families.”
OMG! WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! RELEASE THE GUNS!! RELEASE THE GUNS!!
In a sane world that would be enough to condemn and isolate them.
Before the introduction of the B747-400, nearly all transcontinental flights from Australia and the Far East to Europe stopped to refuel in Dubai. For every passenger that landed at the Dubai airport, the airlines had to pay what was known as the ‘PLO Tax’which, IIRC, was 10 UAE Dirhams (~USD2.70) to the UAE government, which then forwarded the funds to the PLO.
Millions of passengers passed through Dubai every year. Presumably, the practice has been discontinued.
Well, good for the Aussies! Maybe others will follow their lead.
This is islam, folks.
See, Australia? They are proving to you that you made the right decision. The were only civil to you so long as they got money from you. When you stopped that insanity, you see their true subhuman colors.
Not surprised and I would bet the practice continues. Thank you for posting
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