Hamas Already Facing a Financial Crisis

AP ^ | March 30, 2006 | RAF CASERT

[jw777]

You wanted freedom from Israel and the Zionist supporting Americans.

Start creating, growing, researching and funding your own way to your own nation. Baby steps, Palis.

[libertarianPA]

May they all starve in agonizing pain.

[chesty_puller]

"We were hoping that some countries would respect the rules of the democratic game

We were hoping that you would see that killing little children might be considered WRONG!

[bill1952]

And Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar hinted that any country that shuns Hamas will be considered "an enemy of the Palestinian people." He said Foreign Ministry employees would not be allowed to talk to them.

LOL! Then shut up!

[eureka!]

"The Palestinian Authority gets a large part of its $1.9 billion annual budget from overseas sources, and may run into difficulties next week when March salaries are due to be paid to some 140,000 government employees. "

All good things must come to an end. Looks too like there may be some disgruntled employees. This will be interesting as it plays out...

[Dog Gone]

Zahar reiterated Hamas' stance that it would only abide by agreements it considered in the Palestinians' best interest. "Why do we have to preserve these agreements frozen or mummified and then worship them?" he asked.

No further discussion is necessary.

[Doohickey]

Hamas leaders said the aid cuts violate the Palestinians' democratic rights

Palimexicans? Handouts are democratic right? And what in the name of bloat are these 140,000 government employees doing?

[LachlanMinnesota]

So it will hurt the Palistinians people, will it? Well, since Jimmah Carter declared it a fair election, then the majority of the Palistinians decided that this was the government that they wanted.

I have a hard time feeling sorry for Palis claiming to be the victim of international politics when they knew and wanted exactly the government that they wanted.

[familyop]

"Hamas has rejected Western demands to renounce violence, recognize Israel and accept previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinians."

And the "Palestinians" want to destroy Isreal and commit genocide. They haven't gotten what they deserve by becoming fertilizer, yet.

[CPOSharky]

Let's just drop a bazillion in Zimbabway (sp?) money on them. That should cost about 10 bucks plus gas.

[freeangel]

"respect the rules of the democratic game"

Funny, I don't hear any other democracies wanting to wipe another nation off the face of the map.

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[bill1952]

Zimbabway

Close enough. - Its Zimbabwe.

And the idea of them forging another alliance with sh*thole African nations is a damn good one. Birds of a feather and all that.

Think 'Entebbe.'

[CPOSharky]

I was trying to refer to the Zimbabwe money being virtually worthless. But the quantity would impress people who are obviously STUPID. (Thanks for the spell check.)

[FoxInSocks]

Hamas officials had hoped Arab and Islamic countries would fill the funding gap, but the Arab League summit ended earlier this week with states only reaffirming past pledges to provide the $55 million a month

You don't say! I'm shocked that those Arab countries haven't stepped forward to help out.

a commitment they have rarely met.

Have they ever followed up on any promise or any commitment on anything?

[AGreatPer]

I don't know diddle squat about this fight between Israel and Palestinians. I just know what I hear from my Jewish friends.

They tell me Hamas is the real problem. They say Al Quida is nothing compared to Hamas.

Still trying to live and learn here.

[bill1952]

Oh, I got your drift. - For all of these reasons, I think that it is inevitable that the palis hitch themselves to one or more nations of losers.

When Gulf war one broke out, they were on the wrong side. LOL!

When they teamed up with Uganda they made another brilliant choice.

In fact, the palis are like our Dems. - they never miss an opportunity to step in it. - And Iran is next.

[rod1]

Soon they may actually learn the only reason they were able to spend so much time and money terrorizing Israel was because so many taxpayers in other countries proped up their sorry economy.

[LachlanMinnesota]

Why can't the Muslin world support their own? Why does the West support our own enemies? Why aren't the Muslim countries stepping up to the plate?