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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Change stance or lose funding, Canada tells Hamas
2006-02-21
Another ally lines up united.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will not help fund a new Hamas-led Palestinian government unless the militant group rejects violence and agrees to recognize Israel, Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said on Monday. He also said Canada was reviewing the C$25 million ($22 million) it gives each year to the Palestinian Authority to fund aid projects.

MacKay was sworn in two weeks ago as part of the new right-of-center Conservative government, which defenders of the Jewish state hope will come down more on Israel's side than the previous Liberal administration. MacKay told Reuters that Canada wanted Hamas to recognize Israel's right to exist, renounce violence against Israel and agree to stick to the terms of previous peace deals between the two sides. "These are inalienable positions we cannot move away from. Without it (agreement by Hamas), it's going to be next to impossible to move toward giving assistance to the new Palestinian government," he said in a telephone interview.

"We're calling for a clear signal (from Hamas) ... The establishment of democratic institutions is incompatible with continuous advocacy for terrorist violence," he said.
Posted by:Steve White

#11  I always thought it was, "Teach a man to fish, and you can sell him tackle and bait for the rest of his life."
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman   2006-02-21 12:57  

#10  How refreshing to see the Canucks finally sprout a set. As to teaching and fishing:

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.

Teach a man to fish and he will drink for a lifetime.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-02-21 12:03  

#9  Are they a bunch of total welfare cases or what? Pretty much describes the majority of Arabs. They live on Oil, un, or U.S. welfare because we are dumb enough to give it to them. Comes under that heading "Teach a man to fish...." These yahoos haven't fished in generations and they have had nothing to but seethe at have good the Jews have it and they don't.
Posted by: Unnamed CIA Source   2006-02-21 11:16  

#8  sad how money speaks volumes (thank God it does)while integrity to do the right thing doesn't.
Posted by: Jan   2006-02-21 11:10  

#7  Just how much money does the PA get every year?!?

They only have what, 6 million people? Are they a bunch of total welfare cases or what?
Posted by: Speremble Tholung1935   2006-02-21 10:53  

#6  Hamas need not worry. Sweden will cover any shortfall in welfare money.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2006-02-21 10:32  

#5  This is going to take some time to get used to.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-02-21 08:26  

#4  Well it may not last 2 years but at least it's members will be alive. That much may not be true of Hamas.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O' Doom   2006-02-21 02:19  

#3  Refering to Canada and not Hamass, of course.
Posted by: Rafael   2006-02-21 02:10  

#2  Refreshing isn't it. Too bad it's a minority government and won't last past two years.
Posted by: Rafael   2006-02-21 02:09  

#1  That money would go a long way toward repairing the submarines.....
Posted by: USN Ret.   2006-02-21 01:03  

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