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Arab League talks on aid for Palestinians fail in wake of economic sanctions
2006-02-22
Arab League foreign ministers have failed to agree on aid for the Palestinians as they come under Hamas' rule, while Turkey slammed Israel's decision to slap economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority. Only three league members have contributed aid for the Palestinians, Algerian officials said after a meeting in Algiers that ran into late Monday night. The Arab League's Secretary General Amr Moussa and Algerian State Minister Abdel-Aziz Belkhadem appealed at the meeting for all other member states to contribute funds.

Speaking at a news conference after the meeting, they did not indicate which countries had not paid or give details of the dispute. The Palestinians' largest donors, the U.S. and the E.U., have threatened to cut off direct aid to the PA if Hamas takes over the government. Such a cutoff would "pose a serious political problem for the Palestinians," Moussa said. In urging more Arab donations, he said "the aid is destined for the Palestinian people and not for Hamas." It is unclear whether Arab states can fill the gap in foreign aid that makes up most of the Palestinians' $1.9 billion annual budget. A final decision on Palestinian funding was expected at a summit next month in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

Foreign ministers and other representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen and Algeria were taking part in the meeting.
Posted by:Fred

#12  I'm a Padres fan - cry me a river - or at least a team payroll in the double-digit millions..
Posted by: Frank G   2006-02-22 21:22  

#11  Wow! Frank G. burns down the new RantBurg Bridge to New England.
Posted by: 6   2006-02-22 20:56  

#10  Paleo history is like watching the ball roll through Buckner's legs year after year after year
Posted by: Frank G   2006-02-22 18:42  

#9  How can Amineajad let the Joooos get away with this? Why doesn't he just double the pittance the Joooos were providing the Paleos? Heck, give 'em five billion a year!
Posted by: Bobby   2006-02-22 17:58  

#8  Well, let's see. Algeria obviously paid, or they wouldn't be trumpeting the news. I'd bet on the UAE and Jordan being the other two.

Which leaves Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen as the deadbeats.
Posted by: mojo   2006-02-22 17:22  

#7  Too bad. The world's longest losing streak continues. And I'll bet they were sooooooo close...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-02-22 11:00  

#6  This is too funny. See Bush was right all along. You allow them to democratically elect their leaders and then no one feels sorry for them when their leaders do exactly what they said they would. Too bad, so sad, Hamas. You can't eat hate.
Posted by: 2b   2006-02-22 10:32  

#5  Sneaky li'l b****ards, they are. And fast, too.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-02-22 10:14  

#4  lol, Sea...those Jooooos are coniving, aren't they?
Posted by: BA   2006-02-22 10:11  

#3  The Jooos prolly slipped "Essence of Discord" into the tea served at the summit just to ensure that aid would not be forthcoming.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-02-22 09:29  

#2  arabs hate paleos about as much as we do. 'cept they pretend they don't.
Posted by: PlanetDan   2006-02-22 09:05  

#1  Surprise meter?
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-02-22 08:00  

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