Posted on 01/17/2018 12:39:50 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Gaza - The U.N. Relief and Works Agency, the main body providing aid to millions of Palestinian refugees and their descendants across the Middle East, made an urgent appeal for international support Wednesday, one day after the State Department announced it will withhold more than half its annual funding.
“After decades of generous support, dramatic reduction of US funding to UNRWA results in most critical financial situation in history of Agency,” the agency’s commissioner general, Pierre Krähenbühl, wrote on Twitter. “I call on member states of the United Nations to take a stand & demonstrate to Palestine Refugees that their rights & future matter.”
In the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza, 42-year-old Ahmed Al-Assar said his family of eight has been receiving aid from UNRWA for almost 12 years.
“I work part-time in construction, but that is not enough to cover all my expenses,” he said Wednesday. “Any reduction of aid would be a death sentence for refugees in Gaza. The work is almost nonexistent. There are not enough jobs. Those who work for the Palestinian Authority receive only a stipend, and Hamas employees get a quarter of their salary.”
Another camp resident, Zahia Mekdad, described the aid cut as “a purely political decision” that would hurt only ordinary people.
“There has already been a reduction of aid in recent years,” she said. “If it is reduced more, it is the women, children and young people who will suffer, not the politicians.”
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Never forget these people danced in the streets when the towers fell. Never.
So we have been supporting them? Let them do something productive for a change, instead of plotting how to kill Jews.
A death sentence for terrorists? So...what’s the problem with that. I saw where a “palistinian billionaire was arrested in Saudi Arabia for corruption a couple weeks ago. Shouldn’t he share his money with his fellow palistinian terrorists?
This could cause the so-called Palestinians to have a serious budgetary shortfall.
Without the $65 million President Trump has cut they will probably have to reduce support payments
to the families of Jihadis killed while attacking Israeli civilian men, women and children.
That could result in fewer Jihadis volunteering for suicide missions to slaughter Jews and Infidels.
Entitled.
Dollars for Americans not for terrorists
The same tired leftist formula.
Every time there is any kind of political development the left dislikes, the NY Times and WaPo immediately send out their clowns to fabricate “poor people hurt worst” stories.
Over and over we’ve seen how this is totally dishonest, usually made up out of thin air. Leftist media outlets have zero point zero credibility.
Maybe if “Palestinian” “refugees” suffer enough, they’ll put some pressure on their leadership to actually start dealing in good faith with Israel.
Call Soros too.
He seems to enjoy wasting money.
So 75% of the aid moneys go to the Hamas terrorists? ESAD!
Money talks and bullshit walks. See how many friends you have that are willing to foot the bill for Palestinian intransigence.
Money went to leaders and guns.
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Yep. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of it gets kicked back to people politically connected to the UN and DC politicians.
There are people who have made a fortune off the “peace process” scam.
Call Cuckerberg.
Otherwise, oh well, stuff happens in life and if a bunch of islamic arabs living in parts of what should be Israel whose mission in life is to kill Jews and Christians themselves expire, oh well.
More Winning.
Still not tired of it.
The UN says they have to go begging to other member states to make up the $65 million in aid that Trump pulled.
$65 million the American taxpayers don't have to give to the Israeli-haters.
Makes my heart all warm and fuzzy.
Another win, Mr. Trump. Another notch in the belt.
As I said to a good friend about 30 years ago, the "Mideast peace process" is all process and no peace.
Good. I hope they starve in the dark.
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Let the Muslims and communists finance their own radicalism. Humanitarian aid to them goes does the s**t hole.
Why not have a Bake Sale
They might have a day of rage if they don’t get help.
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