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World powers to bankroll Palestinian state
Roni Sofer
Published: 17.12.07, 10:05
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1. what a bunch of useless beggars these PA lot are
incredulous ,   expect=bombs   (12.17.07)
Asking for handouts every single year, while stashing the stolen loot in swiss bank accounts. All the while funding terror attacks with the very same funds donated by ignorant do-gooders, doing more harm then good
2. Ha ha
Shalom   (12.17.07)
Abu Abbas and his cronies will be laughing all the way to the bank! Watch this space - next thing will be a "deal" between Hamas & Fatah, with Fatah dropping a "few dollars" their way.
3. How humiliating it must be...
Mike   (12.17.07)
...to rely on the infidels to keep them alive. What ever happened to arab/muslim honour? I think its great that these clowns get on their knees and beg the west for money. They remind me of a teenager begging their parents for cash. I say give it to them and remind them daily that they exist only because the West allows them too exist.
4. When will Israel rid itself from this trap?
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (12.17.07)
When will Israel stop being a prey in this whole madness? When will Israel start acting sanely,according to what is correct and according to its own interests? Israel is being involved more and more in this dirt,up to the point it is going to be a miracle to detangle itself from it.
5. Re #1 Paris conference
khader herzallah ,   amman-jordan   (12.17.07)
The Pals are not beggers,they ask the world community to pay for the damages your IDF left behind in his madly daily destruction.Their demand is for a tangible damage but the real begger is your government who knocks the doors of Germany every year begging for compensations alledgely happened 70 years ago which are mostly fake and intangible
6. Crooks
Natan   (12.17.07)
Those Palestin ian crooks are already placing orders for their Mercedes and siging contracts for the new villas ...Bet not one dime is going to the people...
7. #5 how much money
yosef ,   israel   (12.17.07)
How much money for the peaceful black Africans? none How much money for the victims of muslim genocide in Sudan? none how much for the Berbers oppressed by the Arabs in the Maghreb? none The Arabs beg for money, and the world supports the Arab war against the Jews.
8. gold airplanes for everyone
steve from raleigh   (12.17.07)
Where's the 10 Billion dollars they aready stole?
9. Giving Them Money Will Solve Nothing
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (12.17.07)
Even billions will be wasted. The problem is that the Arabs have a Mafia-mentality and the money will be squandered, distributed to cronies, and stashed in private bank accounts. They do not have a culture of transparency and accountability. Endemic in Arab society is dishonesty and thievery, as well, so that this money will end up in the gutter, for all practical purposes. It would make more sense to give the Jews the money to build homes for themselves in the Land of Israel. By so doing, more jobs would be created and, residually, the local Arab population would benefit.
10. And what will the donors get for their money ? Oil !!
andrew ,   miami,fl   (12.17.07)
11. World To Bankroll ishlamic Terror Nazis
Tim Bloom ,   Fargus, USA   (12.17.07)
shameful and disgraceful
12. World powers to bankroll ARAB TERROR WITH THE HELP OF OLMERT
(12.17.07)
13. so much money down the drain...
(12.17.07)
14. Let Them Honestly Work For Their Money
emanon ,   USA   (12.17.07)
15. multi billion dollar business
Andras Bereny ,   Kfar Tapuah, Samaria   (12.17.07)
There is no business like killing Jews business. No wonder some important Israelis join in
16. What a waste of money.........
Avraham ,   Netivot   (12.17.07)
All this money will end up funding more terrorism against us. Stupid nations of the world!
17. #5 - And where will the money go?
(12.17.07)
Not to even attempt rebuilding and improving, I assure you. Just more bombs, weapons, etc., and not just directed toward Israel and Jews. Were you born yesterday, or hoping we were?
18. #1 Totally Correct. Expect bombs.
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19. #1
Richard ,   London UK   (12.17.07)
Total U.S. aid to Israel is approximately one-third of the American foreign-aid budget, even though Israel comprises just .001 percent of the world's population and already has one of the world's higher per capita incomes. Indeed, Israel's GNP is higher than the combined GNP of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza. Since 1992, the U.S. has offered Israel an additional $2 billion annually in loan guarantees. Congressional researchers have disclosed that between 1974 and 1989, $16.4 billion in U.S. military loans were converted to grants and that this was the understanding from the beginning. Indeed, all past U.S. loans to Israel have eventually been forgiven by Congress, which has undoubtedly helped Israel's often-touted claim that they have never defaulted on a U.S. government loan. U.S. policy since 1984 has been that economic assistance to Israel must equal or exceed Israel's annual debt repayment to the United States. Unlike other countries, which receive aid in quarterly installments, aid to Israel since 1982 has been given in a lump sum at the beginning of the fiscal year, leaving the U.S. government to borrow from future revenues. Israel even lends some of this money back through U.S. treasury bills and collects the additional interest. Furthermore, by far the largest component of German aid has been in the form of restitution payments to victims of Nazi attrocities. But there also has been extensive German military assistance to Israel during and since the Gulf war, and a variety of German educational and research grants go to Israeli institutions. The total of German assistance in all of these categories to the Israeli government, Israeli individuals and Israeli private institutions has been some $31 billion or $5,345 per capita, bringing the per capita total of U.S. and German assistance combined to almost $20,000 per Israeli. Since very little public money is spent on the more than 20 percent of Israeli citizens who are Muslim or Christian, the actual per capita benefits received by Israel's Jewish citizens would be considerably higher
20. The world is trying to Murder Israel
Ralph Levy ,   USA   (12.17.07)
The world is trying to Murder Israel. Why is this government allowing it. http://ralphsrant1.blogspot.com/
21. #9
Richard ,   London UK   (12.17.07)
You wrote: 'The problem is that the Arabs have a Mafia-mentality and the money will be squandered, distributed to cronies, and stashed in private bank accounts'. and 'Endemic in Arab society is dishonesty and thievery, as well, so that this money will end up in the gutter, for all practical purposes'. This is exactly the kind of rhetoric that used to be printed in 'Der Sturmer'. Ironic isn't it?
22. #13 - let them honestly work
Richard ,   London UK   (12.17.07)
I am sure they would 'honestly' work for the money. The problem is that they are severly impeded from doing so. The World Bank and several aid organisations (including the Red Cross) have said that until Israel lifts its system of restrictions on the movement of Palestinian people and goods, giving more money will not rebuild the Palestinians' economy. An economy cannot flourish or even grow if people and goods are denied the freedom of movement.
23. Dear Richard #21
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (12.17.07)
Let it be perfectly clear to you- We do not hate the Arabs nor do we wish them any harm. We do not want to destroy them nor do we want to control them or change their culture or religion. Our contention with the Arabs is that they a) deny Jews the right to live in our homeland and have made all efforts to disrupt our peaceful existence here and b) they fail to accept any religion as legitimate other than their own (Islam) - which has its own ramifications. Regardless of b), the Arabs in this region have not demonstrated the collective ability to honestly manage their own affairs and develop the political infrastructure which promotes peaceful relations with the local Jewish population. They have used the most abhorrent terrorist tactics to murder innocent people, in the thousands, under the guise of a political motivation. Unlike the Nazis who felt the Jews were a disease to humanity, we harbor no such attitudes to the Arabs. However, the stark reality is as I stated above and this must be first understood before a solution can be found to our conflict.
24. # 21
(12.17.07)
"'The problem is that the Arabs have a Mafia-mentality and the money will be squandered, distributed to cronies, and stashed in private bank accounts'" "This is exactly the kind of rhetoric that used to be printed in 'Der Sturmer'. Ironic isn't it? No because what he wrote is true.
25. #16, #17
Invicta ,   Europa   (12.17.07)
I think 5 billion will buy more than just home made rockets and AK47s. So the moeny is obviously not being spent on 'terrorism'. Think about the amount that Israel spends on offensive weaponary that is used entireluy in the suprresion of the Palestinian intifada. There is no comparison. If the Palestinains were permitted to buy weapons of equal calibre to defend themselves the situation would be much different. The nations of the world are trying their best to help. The US and the EU give billions to israel, billions every year. Are they 'stupid' for doing that? Be thankful that the US supports Israel financially and be thankful that the EU supports Israel financially and that the EU allows Israel to participate in its football tournaments and other cultural activites. Are the nations stupid then?
26. They bankrolled Hitler too!
Reality Check ,   BaGolan   (12.17.07)
27. #24
Richard ,   London UK   (12.17.07)
Absolutely, and every word of Der Sturmer was the truth to those who read it.
28. When Palis beg..
Jellybean ,   Chicago   (12.17.07)
This has got to be their ultimate low. What a disgrace..so much for the Arab league and Arab honor. This goes to show how much the Arab countries care about the palis..and the palis are dumb enough to think that their "Arab brothers" care. All this aid and the people will get nothing..they will still starve and die. Giving these people money is the worst thing..why? because now they will start to expect this all the time nor would they appreciate. I say screw them all and make them work for it.
29. Where's all of the other $
Mike Jefferson ,   Washington, D.C.   (12.17.07)
The world has propped up the Paleos for years, giving many millions of $ to terrorists who buy weapons and stash the rest in banks in Europe. How will this time be any different? The Paleos have no interest in building a society, instead they just want to destroy Israel. Stop the maddness already!
30. 1.320 billion $ for what? For nothing
Nora ,   Tel Aviv   (12.17.07)
Abbas knows how to take without giving. His next step will be to make peace with Hamas. And the 1.320b$. the West gave to advance peace ,will certainly contribute to the realization of "The Cause" (Translation: "Wiping off Israel from the map").
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