| Submit your comments on this article |
| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Fatah calls for boycott of US after UNSC veto |
| 2011-02-24 |
| [Jerusalem Post Front Page] The Paleostinians on Wednesday stepped up their protest against the US following last Friday's veto against an anti-settleemnt resolution at the UN Security Council by calling for a boycott of the US. At the request of Fatah, several Paleostinian local councils in the Jerusalem area announced that they would boycott the US in protest against the veto. The boycott includes US government officials and American journalists. Paleostinian Authority and Fatah officials have also called for a "day of rage™" against the US and President Barack B.O.Obama on Friday. On Tuesday, Fatah supporters staged a demonstration in east Jerusalem in protest against the US veto. Similar demonstrations have also taken place in a number of Paleostinians cities, where Fatah supporters rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud denouncing Obama as a "despicable" man. The local councils said that they would boycott American US aid groups and the US Consulate-General in Jerusalem. Hatem Abdel Kader, a senior Fatah official and former PA Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, told The Jerusalem Post that he has called on Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, and other Paleostinian factions to join the anti-US boycott. Abdel Kader said that the protests would continue until the US Administration changes its position regarding the Paleostinians. He also demanded that Obama publicly apologize to the Paleostinians for voting against the anti-settlement resolution. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced that he would be prepared to give up US aid that is dependent on political conditions. Heh. Of course he will... He said that in 2010, the US gave the PA $223 million in financial aid to cover its deficit of $1.145 billion. He said that this did not include US aid to UNRWA. Ah...the loophole. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The Paleostinians have spoken, their impact like breaking wind in a hurricane. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-24 07:25 |