Posted on 04/28/2011 5:11:54 PM PDT by SJackson
In the wake of the announced reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah, three prominent members of Congress declared that the PA’s merger with the terrorist organization would spell an end to U.S. aid.
House Foreign Affairs Chairwoman Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen released a statement:
“The reported agreement between Fatah and Hamas means that a Foreign Terrorist Organization which has called for the destruction of Israel will be part of the Palestinian Authority government. U.S. taxpayer funds should not and must not be used to support those who threaten U.S. security, our interests, and our vital ally, Israel.
“According to existing U.S. law, such a hybrid government cannot be a recipient of U.S. taxpayer funds because the law stipulates that the PA government must recognize the Jewish state of Israel’s right to exist, among other things. Therefore, in order to implement existing law, the U.S. must end assistance to the Palestinian Authority.
“By entering into this partnership with Hamas, Abu Mazen’s Palestinian leadership has shown again that it is not a partner for peace. If reports are correct, the PA would then be standing with those who want only death and destruction for Israel.
“The Israeli and Palestinian people are eager for peace, but support for this type of PA government is not the way to get there.”
Likewise, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, put out this statement :
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Cut it off regardless.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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I read that headline 4 or 5 times, asking myself, Why would Pennsylvania want to merge with HAMAS?
Penna pols in Harrisburg think they can do it as a hostile leveraged buyout, push all the Penna debt and deal’s leverage debt onto HAMAS, raid the HAMAS payroll and pension funds, then divest the HAMAS entity onto EU taxpayers.
Brilliant.
Lol, that’s the first thing I thought...what does PA have to do w/ Hamas?
How about “no aid whatsoever to a Muslim....EVAH?”
Don’t listen to those imperialist Christian crusaders. If you don’t get aid from the US, you can always extort money from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Merge! B’ismillah, cut all ties with the West.
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