Israel, the Paleostinians, the UN, and donor nations agreed on a mechanism to allow for the reconstruction of the Gazoo Strip at an international donors' conference in New York on Monday night.
According to the agreement, all construction materials that enter Gazoo will be recorded and supervised to assure they do not fall into Hamas' hands.
The conference occurs annually in New York at the start of the United Nation's General Assmebly. This year's conference was held in the wake of Operation Protective Edge, which left the Strip significantly debilitated.
The conference was chaired by UN Secretary-General
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
and attended by US Secretary of State John F.
I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
, Paleostinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, EU foreign minister Catherine Ashton, Deputy Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, and
Quartet... The Quartet are the UN (xylophone), the United States (alto), the European Union (soprano), and Russia (shortstop). The group was established in Madrid in 2002 by former Spanish Prime Minister Aznar, as a result of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Tony Blair is the Quartet's current Special Envoy....
representative Tony Blair. Jordan's foreign minister and representatives from Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
and Egypt also participated in the conference.
Deputy Minister Hanegbi stressed to those in attendance that the mechanism agreed with the UN was intended to assure that dual-use materials that arrive in Gazoo as part of the reconstruction effort will not be used in terror activities.
Thus, the mechanism mandates that all construction materials will be stored in Gazoo warehouses equipped with CCTV cameras.
Hanegbi also announced a series of projects to allow for a renewed burst of economic activity in the West Bank. The international donors welcomed Israel's willingness to help the Paleostinian Authority as it faces a dual crisis -- enormous debts on one hand, and political weakness from the surge in Hamas' popularity, on the other.
Egypt is expected to schedule another conference to focus solely on the reconstruction of Gazoo, with cooperation from Norway and Abbas.
The international donors' conference has convened every year since 1993 at the behest of the Norwegian foreign minister, and its primary role is to assist in the construction of Paleostinian infrastructure in the West Bank and Gazoo and to strengthen the economic foundations of the PA.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Alamo, Davy was wondering if Buck was okay. He suspected he wasn't...
the talks between Israel and the Paleostinians continued in Cairo. The Paleostinian delegation presented Tuesday its demands for the subsequent meetings. The delegation repeated its demand for the establishment of an airport and seaport in Gazoo and the termination of IDF anti-Hamas operations in the West Bank.
The Paleostinians also demanded the release of all the Shalit-exchange prisoners who were relocked away
You have the right to remain silent...
during IDF Operation Brother's Keeper.