 The Palestinian Authority was said to have pledged to stop funding insurgency groups.
| Good idea. They're kidnapping your guys, shooting them dead in the streets, and they're engaged in a power struggle with the Paleo Authority. Somehow giving them money doesn't sound like a great idea. |
U.S. officials said PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has assured the Bush administration that he would block funding to such insurgency groups as the ruling Fatah movement and Hamas. Abbas was said to have pledged to block such funding after the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank in August 2005.
| On the other hand, my confidence in Paleopledges is right up there with my confidence that Ted Kennedy's a great statesman... |
Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey told the Senate Banking Committee on July 13 that Palestinian charities have been abused to support such insurgency groups as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Levey said the administration has been cooperating with the PA to develop channels for donors to provide humanitarian aid not subverted by Hamas or other insurgency groups. Levey said Hamas has received less money from sources outside of Israel and the PA. He said Gulf Cooperation Council states have limited funding to Palestinian insurgency groups. |