Posted on 12/15/2007 3:11:19 PM PST by tessalu
The United States will pledge about $500 million for the Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank when Arab, European and other nations meet next week, US officials said Friday.
The money would go toward a goal of $5.6 billion that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair hopes to raise to rescue the tattered Palestinian economy and reinforce institutions that would become the backbone of any eventual independent Palestinian state.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver the pledge at a conference Blair has called Monday in Paris, the officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the figure has not been announced and might be changed slightly
The money is part of world efforts to improve the Palestinians' financial position as new US-sponsored peace talks begin.
Rice cannot promise that she can deliver on the pledge, which must be approved by the US Congress. The money includes about $400 million that the White House has already announced, but that has not been approved by Congress.
Some members of Congress are worried that money spent to strengthen the West Bank eventually could benefit a rival radical-led government in the other, separate, Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip. Other legislators want greater assurance that the West Bank government has shed its long reputation for corruption and cronyism
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Whew...For a second there I thought they were cutting taxes for the middle class in Pennsylvania and passing it off as a pledge. Palestinians...Oh yeah...This is like reading goofy science fiction.
Globalism Kool Aid is being served at the White House and the State department. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we will have no legacy.
I'll be calling Boxer & Feinstein to stop this "pledge" this coming Monday.
Alright the 500 mil is to help straighten things out over there. I’ll straighten it out for good for 50 mil.
I’d RATHER just burn the 500M; that would od no harm beyond the loss of the money.
Where's the ACLU when the government is attempting to establish a religion in the Gaza strip?
Just face it and buy 500M of carbon credits from AlGore!
screw condi rice...the US State Department and jorge bush!!!!
$500 million more to buy bombs & bullets....these animals will never accept peace with Israel and eventually Israel will just tell the world to STFU and bomb the terrorists into oblivion, which they should have done maany years ago!!!!
More pork for Murtha’s district?
Oh, you mean it’s not Pennsylvania?
seriously..
When I see stories like this, it get pissed to no end when I think of how much of that money could got to much better good staying "at home", or better yet, back in Americans pockets where it belongs.
Pali's need to start learning how to take care of themselves and quit blaming everyone and everything for their plight.
And, I now return myself to reality.
I hope the Congress critters don't go along with this idiocy...
We also aid Sunnis, some former shooters of Americans, in Anbar in Iraq. Because they now oppose Al Qaeda.
Today's enemy of my enemy is my friend - today.
“It’s about time the Palestinians did something for peace”.Mass suicide?
$500 m to buys weapons and train the Al Aqsa Brigade who, I just recently learned, is labelled a terrorist group by our own govt. Search and read the article: “Why Rice’s ‘peace’ will kill more Jews.”
Well I for one surely resent our govt sending this pack of murderers MY MONEY.
What the hell?”
Makes more sense. I’m overwhelmed that our Admin. would pour our taxpayer dollars down such a breeding rat nest.
We have aided Fatah for a long time. And we did so long before they were going head to head with Hamas. We’re just idiot sticks as it applies to the Palestinians IMO.
When your government leaders trash Israel for taking out terrorists and building a wall, all you can do is shake your head in shame.
Well, I wouldn’t go quite that far, but it’s a thought. Heh heh heh...
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