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PA wants $130m a month from Arab countries
2006-03-26
The Palestinian Authority will tell an Arab summit it needs at least $130 million a month to cover Suha Arafat's shopping sprees its budget if the West cuts off aid when the Islamist group Hamas takes office, Economy Minister Mazen Sonnoqrot said. But Algerian Minister of State Abdelaziz Belkhadem said the Arabs had not yet agreed to go above their previous commitment to give the Palestinian Authority $50 million a month. "There's no increase now but we are hearing about the situation in Palestine," he told Reuters on Friday night.

Arab foreign ministers, who start a two-day meeting in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday, will discuss a draft resolution confirming their old commitment, he added. "We're eager to make sure that there is at least the minimum (of Arab aid) but there's no increase," Belkhadem said. In practice many Arab governments have not met their commitments to the Palestinians and donors such as the European Union have covered most of the budget shortfall.
Posted by:Fred

#11  Ya think they'll finally catch on that the rest of the Arab world has been playing them for suckers?

Nah, me either....
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2006-03-26 20:52  

#10  @ LTd : the site boss and owner had a very funny take on this muslim stand up comedian thingie quite a while back (2003?) in a comment, and it was a riot! Yours is pretty darn good too... cheers!
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-03-26 15:58  

#9  OK... You guys need 130 million.... I have this cashier's check for 225 million. How about I sign it over to you, and you give me the 95 million difference. Mail it to my address in Nigeria. Oh, and I'll need your bank account and pin numbers...
Posted by: Mark E.   2006-03-26 14:55  

#8  Oh, boy! Looks like a bidding war! As of 2 hours ago the inflation rate must've really kicked in...

Hamas seeks $170 million per month from Arabs

KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Hamas has asked Arab countries to donate 170 million dollars per month to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority in order to counter Western threats to slash aid.
"The needed monthly spending is 170 million dollars, including 115 million dollars for wages," Hamas' political supremo Khaled Meshaal told a press conference on Sunday.
The extra forty must be for "administrative costs"...
The amount is three times the 55 million dollars pledged at last year's Arab summit in Algeria and is practically double the 100 million dollars demanded by a Palestinian delegation at a preparatory meeting for Tuesday's Arab summit in Khartoum.
Meshaal has been on a regional tour hoping to raise funds to fill the gap left by an anticipated cutting of funds from the United States and the European Union, once the Hamas-led government takes office.
"We hope that our Arab brothers will take the initiative to provide this aid as soon as possible... because the February salaries of many employees have not been paid yet," Meshaal said.
Ah, yes. Our "arab brothers". Let's scam them for awhile...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-03-26 13:08  

#7  lTd
Posted by: john   2006-03-26 09:42  

#6  MUSLIM STANDUP LIVE FROM MECCA

Good evening gentlemen,and get out,ladies.

On my flight to New York a Jew must have been in the bathroom the entire time because a sign on the door said, "occupied."

What do you say to a Muslim woman with two black eyes? Nothing! You told her twice already!

How many Palestinians does it take to change a light bulb? None! They sit in the dark forever and blame the Jews for it!

Did you hear about the Broadway play, "The Palestinians"? It bombed!

What do you call a first-time offender in Saudi Arabia? Lefty!

Did you hear about the Muslim strip club? It features full facial nudity!

That's it; give me a hand. And I mean: GIVE ME A HAND. But if I made just one person happy...it wasn't worth it because the Muttawa will use my head for football. Put on a surly face, because a happy jihadi is a dead kaffir. Think about it. And a parting thought: never give a dhimmi an even break (apologies to WC Fields).
Posted by: Listen to Dogs   2006-03-26 07:09  

#5  Guess, The world pays every stupid palistanians about 1000 US dollers per Year. Folks in India dont make evnen 500 dollers per year and are conributing to the World ecdonomy. In a very simple terms, all it means that the west is paying a ransom to the palistanians. Stop paying the ransom to the Palistanions and they will learn the economy and proper behavier.
Posted by: Annon   2006-03-26 03:45  

#4  DMFD - Don't forget the kittens and fluffy baby ducks. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-03-26 00:54  

#3  Maybe they'll take the money out of the suicide bomber compensation fund.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2006-03-26 00:46  

#2  Love the check. LOL!
Posted by: Danking70   2006-03-26 00:23  

#1  ... and a pony.
Posted by: DMFD   2006-03-26 00:11  

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