Russia breaks from West with Hamas aid offer

Reuters ^ | 04/15/06 | Vera Kalian

[TigerLikesRooster]

Russia breaks from West with Hamas aid offer

By Vera Kalian

47 minutes ago

Russia said on Saturday it had promised emergency aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, breaking with fellow mediators the EU and Washington which have stopped funding to try to force Hamas to recognize Israel.

A Foreign Ministry statement said the offer came in a telephone conversation on Friday between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

"Mahmoud Abbas highly appreciated the intention of Russia, confirmed by Lavrov, to grant the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority urgent financial aid in the nearest time," it said.

Russia is a member of the quartet of Middle East mediators searching for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, along with the United Nations, the EU and the United States.

The United States and the European Union have halted direct aid to the Palestinian Authority because it has not renounced violence, recognized Israel or agreed to abide by interim peace deals.

Washington has barred American citizens and organizations from most business dealings with the Palestinian Authority.

Israel has also blocked the transfer of customs and tax receipts.

Larvov had earlier criticized the halting of aid, though he has urged Hamas to meet the demands of international mediators.

He said the only way to make Hamas meet international demands was to work with it, not boycott it.

It was wrong to deny aid to the Palestinians "purely because in democratic elections they elected a government made up entirely out of Hamas members ... we are convinced that this approach is mistaken," he was quoted as saying last Tuesday.

Russia is the only major power to have received Hamas on an official visit since its landslide win in Palestinian parliamentary elections in January.

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday the "unholy alliance" led by the United States would not bring down the new Hamas government and warned of grave consequences if it did.

[TigerLikesRooster]

It seems Russia wants to join China to prop up terrorist organizations against the West. Did Jihadis promised Russians that they would stay away from Russian territory?

Vlad is a true Andropovite. Let's see how long Vlad's re-Sovietization lasts.

[Enduring Freedom]

Russia and China are enemies of freedom.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is a Democrat, i.e. traitor.

[sure_fine]

Hamas government and warned of grave consequences if it did.






that is wishfull thinking on their part, they don't even deserve a grave


let the buzzards have them

[bill1952]

Same old same old.

Russia arming our enemies with nuclear power, paving the way to holocaust, and paying terrorist organizations and regimes in Syria and Palestine.

Losers never learn. Next, it will arm HAMAS, as well, and then a lot of palis will die.

[tobyhill]

That's alright, Russia can't sustain the amounts needed for too long before it cuts into their own peoples money.

[familyop]

...little history here from palestinefacts.org.

"At the same time, and unknown to the Israelis, the Soviet Union mounted a disinformation campaign pushing Egypt to join Syria against Israel. At that time, the Soviets were providing military and economic aid to both Syria and Egypt. On May 13, 1967 a Soviet parliamentary delegation visited Cairo and informed the Egyptian leaders that Israel had concentrated eleven to thirteen brigades along the Syrian border in preparation for an assault within a few days, with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary Syrian Government. This was a complete fabrication designed by the Soviets to destabilize the Middle East. Similar false information may have been given to Egypt by the Soviets as early as May 2."

[EQAndyBuzz]

"Vlad is a true Andropovite. Let's see how long Vlad's re-Sovietization lasts."

Last time it lasted 70 years.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #7

I think it does not last long this time around, and would lead to the breakup of Russia.

[johnny7]

Not surprising in the least... they'll behave even worse when it comes to Iran.

[lfod1776]

Yes, the Russians are consumed by regret for their lost imperial glory, and as a result are neglecting their basic self interest. They're in big trouble!

[ClaireSolt]

Next, Chavez will be taking money out of the poor Venezuelans to make his statement on the world stage. How do we drop the curtain on this world stage, anyway?

[sgtyork]

Are we still giving the impoverished Russians aid to take care of their nukes? Gosh, all I can think of is Kerry saying how important this program is. Are we suckers or what?

http://www.cdi.org/russia/241-11.cfm

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I believe we are still giving aid to Russia.

[knighthawk]

Seems they didn't learn anything from Beslan.

[Capt. Tom]

Russia is a member of the quartet of Middle East mediators searching for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, along with the United Nations, the EU and the United States.

The only peaceful solution would come from the Muslims (Palestinians ) renouncing their religion, or becoming heretics, like the Shiites in Iraq.. That is not going to happen with that hard core group of Muslims.

There will be no verbal solution to this Muslim /Infidel problem anywhere on the face of the earth as long as the Muslims stay true to their religion. - tom

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #14

Pretending to be a great power is more important to Putin and many of his countrymen, obviously. Having 6,000 ICBM's is not enough for them.