US accelerates funding to PA with $150 million transfer (More Muslim Outreach from Obama)

Jerusalem Post ^ | 11/10/2010 | HILARY LEILA KRIEGER

[mojito]

WASHINGTON – The US sped up delivery of $150 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority Wednesday, citing the need to fill an urgent budget shortfall.

“This figure underscores the strong determination of the American people and this administration to stand with our Palestinian friends even during difficult economic times,” declared US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in announcing the aid, which was taken from the $200 million the Obama administration plans to allocate to the PA in 2011.

“We need to work with the Palestinian Authority to support their efforts to build toward a future Palestinian state that is able to govern itself, uphold its responsibilities to provide for its own people, and ensure security,” Clinton said at the State Department Wednesday, with PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad participating by video conference. “Progress on this second track gives confidence to negotiators, removes excuses for delay, and underscores that the Palestinian Authority has become a credible partner for peace.”

Senior administration officials pointed to a year-end shortfall in the Palestinian Authority’s budget as the driving factor behind the timing of Wednesday’s announcement.

[SJackson]

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[Rummyfan]

“This figure underscores the strong determination of the American people and this administration to stand with our Palestinian friends even during difficult economic times,” declared US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in announcing the aid...

At first reading I thought this was from The Onion.

[b4its2late]

I heard Mrs Clinton announce this. As a nation, we are as dumb as we look.

[Mr. Mojo]

WHEN WILL THIS MADNESS END?

Unfortunately, not in the foreseeable future. We've been throwing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars the squating Arab terrorists' way annually for decades now.

[takenoprisoner]

Business as usual. Terrorism is a product funded by US taxpayers.

Oh, but there is more. Mosque Makeovers With your Tax Dollar

The saying goes, "you get what you pay for." Taxed Enough Already?

[Mr. Mojo]

Hillary aims to make the "two-state solution" her crowning achievement -- something no one else has been able to accomplish. THE (so-called) peace deal. She'll be trying to outshine Obama throughout the whole process, hoping the world (and more importantly, the American electorate) will see it as her accomplishment, not Bambi's. And then she'll make her move to win the Rat nomination in '12.

What concerns me is that the two major deals involving the Israelis and Arabs were brokered by American Democrats and Israeli Likudniks -- Carter/Begin (Camp David Accords), and Clinton/Rabin (Oslo Accords). ...which of course is what we have now. Hopefully Bibi doesn't cave.