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| Saudi Arabia says it has quit helping families of martyr bombers |
| 2002-12-02 |
| Lamya Tawfik for IslamOnline and Ummahnews Saudi Arabia no longer gives money directly to relatives of Palestinian martyr bombers, but instead helps families in need through humanitarian organisations, a top Saudi official said Sunday, December 1. "What we do in that case is we give money to the Palestinian Red Cross and to the International Red Cross and to the Red Crescent Society and to the United Nations organisations to provide money to Palestinian families in need," said Adel al-Jubeir, a Saudi foreign policy advisor interviewed Sunday on CNN. "We do not designate who they should give the money to," he said. Al-Jubeir made it clear that Saudi officials "do not encourage people to engage in suicide bombings. They took a hit on that Princess Haifa episode. Even the Soddies can see how bad they look. Time to make a gesture... "Our grand mufti, our chief ... more importantly. In May, Israeli officials said they captured documents in Palestinian territory they occupied that Saudi Arabia sent large amounts of money to the families of Palestinian martyr bombers, as well as to the Islamic resistance movement Hamas- a group the U.S. has placed on its list of terrorist organisations. Only because its members explode without warning in areas crowded with non-combatants... However, a Saudi official said aid would continue because the relatives of the martyr bombers were not responsible for the actions of their family members, instead blaming the Israelis for the situation. Blaming people for other people killing them seems a stretch, but then, I never did catch on to the philosophy thing... Speaking to IslamOnline, Dr. Waheed Abdul Majeed, a political analyst from the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said that the move comes as part of an Arab movement to create a truce in the occupied territories. "Hamas and Fatah will meet in Cairo after Eid, and will propose a one-year-truce in exchange for negotiations and the move is being sponsored by Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Somehow they've never managed to adhere to any previous truces, but I guess there's always hope... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 Someone really needs to ask what their definition of a "humanitarian organization" includes. |
| Posted by: Rob 2002-12-03 13:22:33 |
| #3 "homes have recently been leveled for some reason or other..." Yes, some silly reason like mothers and children being shot at point blank range, or school-children being blown up on buses. "You kill my child, I kill you - oh, wait, all I do it knock down your house." If I were in Israel's shoes, this whole thing would be resolved in 2 weeks - one week's notice to get rid of Hamas, Arafat, etc, followed by eviction-by-carpet-bombing if they don't. It's MORE than deserved. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-03 09:13:21 |
| #2 Looks like the old Wahabi, rhetorical slight of hand trick. Believe me, Wahabi money will still benefit terrorism. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-02 20:35:07 |
| #1 Coincidentally, 'Palestinian families in need' might include those whose homes have recently been leveled for some reason or other... |
| Posted by: someone 2002-12-02 16:26:07 |