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Quartet envoy: PA faces financial collapse
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Published: 27.02.06, 11:43
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1. Elect terrorist scum like arafat, go hungry, OK by me.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Santa Monica, CA   (02.27.06)
2. Ohh, the horror! no dead Jews no more with the 70's pay?
Ben Temalion ,   Shiloh, USA USA USA   (02.27.06)
Expel the pins in your eyes to their peninsula. Those others that usurped not only your faith but your most strategic asset. Your land. Reclaim that which is an unabrogatebale covenant. And you won it with your blood. The arelim desecrate your faith with every pogrom to expel Jews from the land and makes the rest, the more populated areas more vulnerable. The arelim answer with firing missiles on a few and firng many rounds onempty fields. And they say the other fires what they have due to the elections. That is those say that who take orders to fire on empty fields from a coup, unelect "gov't". pathetic bizzaro world of slef-haters.
3. Who cares
Michelle   (02.27.06)
4. I agree with 3 - who cares...
Shai ,   Israel   (02.27.06)
And, also pay back the Israeli companies who got stiffed by the PA, like the electric company. And, withdraw all the money lost by the stolen cars sold in the PA, and all the insurance premiums that went up because of it. And, pay back all the people who lost life and limb due to PA and Fatach involvement in terror attacks.
5. Financial Collapse
Lorry ,   Israel   (02.27.06)
The PA has always been on the borderline of . But with Hamas elected to head the government of Palestinian people the world will not be fooled so easily. It’s going to take a lot more then to call wolf theses days’ just hope that most countries will stay true to their word. NO FUNDING FOR TORRIST
6. How odd ! when the PA have millions invested
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (02.27.06)
Palestinian Authority has approximately $600 million invested in 79 commercial ventures worldwide. Of course their Minister left but this was a fact then: A 345-page report prepared by Standard & Poor's and the Democracy Council for Palestinian Authority Finance Minister Salam Fayyad was recently released for public review (www.pa-inv-fund.com). The report attempts to account for the Palestinian Authority's assets in order to provide Fayyad with a base from which to create a new financial system. Fayyad (who is gone), a former International Monetary Fund official, is considered by Israel, Europe, and the U.S. to be a serious reformer intent on bringing fiscal accountability to the Palestinian Authority. The question is: Why is our tax money going to PA investments and NOT to the people's mouth Why is Wolfensohn ignoring same ? If others know - he should know: Let the PA use THEIR OWN FUNDS The investments covered in the study are held by the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), a "separate legal entity that aims to acquire/invest, and to sell/dispose of portfolio investments, liquid investments and temporary investments that promote economic growth and infrastructure development in Palestine."1 In short, the PIF is an organization intended to create a valuable revenue stream to fuel Palestinian economic progress. PA Investments Worth $600 Million ????????????? Western Intelligence Estimates of PLO Assets U.S. government estimated that a 5 percent tax charged to every Palestinian working in an Arab country had generated PLO assets ranging from $8 to $14 billion - revenues above and beyond international contributions. See also: Palestine Investment Fund, "About Us," www.pa-inv-fund.com.
7. STOP GIVING U.S. EU TAX DOLLARS TO TERRORISTS!
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (02.27.06)
22 HUGE, OIL-WEALTHY ARAB STATES have more than enough money and LAND to take care of PA society. Billions of U.S. tax dollars go to the PA and Middle Eastern governments! Whilst we have homeless and hungry in America. Social security taxes have been raided by the U.S. government. There will be no social security for young Americans when they get old! ARAB MUSLIMS WERE ALREADY GIVEN A PALESTINIAN STATE! In 1922, Britain illegally gave 80% of Jewish Palestine to the Muslims. The area became Jordan, giving Muslims an Arab Palestinian state on Jewish land. It was ethnically cleansed of Jews. This area (now Jordan) including Judea, Samaria, Gaza, the Golan and all Israel, was recognized by the League of Nations as the Jewish homeland. Islam demands all nations and peoples are brought under absolute domination and subjugation by Islamofascist rulers. It is horrendous that the global jihad against Israel has received powerful non-Muslim support for many years.
8. Wheres Suha's Money ? -end
Andrew ,   Miami, Fl   (02.27.06)
9. #6 Gabrielle Goldwater
Ilan ,   Ramat Aviv   (02.27.06)
The millions invested by the terrorist PA.....shh, we are not supposed to talk about that. Don't forget to 'feed' the Palestinians at any and all cost is the best way to keep their false victimization alive and well. Hence keeping the bad Jew, bad Zionist, bad occupier, bad Israel alive and well. Face it, for the past intifada there never should have been talk of a state and further legitimization but there was, right? From that sprung the road map and the idiotic lying quartet. The quartet of liars are nothing more then the enablers of the Palestinian agenda. Furthermore in the real world it would be noted the Palestinians overwhelming voted for terror and therefore they made their bed and should sleep in it. But then the poor Arab street led by their dictatorial leaders would be upset because they did not get their 'fix' of diabolical justice. Screw Israel, this move is to satisfy the veracious appetite of those who give a damn about Israel. The real world with their eyes wide open and their lies cleansed would wash their hands and walk away until the time the Palestinians decided to cleanse themselves of hate and killling. Palestinians be viable only when this happens. This is not only the first step toward peace but viable democracy. Make no mistake, history will write of the horrific misdeeds of trying to cleanse those with blood on their hands and it will forever be carved in stone. Just as the misdeeds of the Nazi's and their enablers are forever now part of a grizzly reminder when pretty much all of humanity sunk to the depths of hell.
10. Andrew,Miami, in a French bank and Tunis
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (02.27.06)
the French say they investigate: well we all know what French investigations means and brings My foot I say
11. OH OH!
D Mogelson ,   USA   (02.27.06)
How can the world let such an outstanding organization and people like Palestinians go broke? Don't worry.. Israel, the US and Europe will make sure that Hamas has all the money she needs to continue their efforts in destroying Israel. Never Again is Coming Again! IF YOU LIVE IN THE US, WRITE YOUR SENATORS, CONGRESSMAN AND THE LIMP WRISTED PRESIDENT TO HALT FUNDS TO HAMAS AND "HUMANITARIAN GROUPS".
12. They Are Hamas - There Will Be Violence Regardless
emanon ,   USA   (02.27.06)
If not this excuse, some other excuse will be used to commit acts of violence against Israeli civilians.
13. Do I care???
Ken ,   Philadelphia, Pa   (02.27.06)
Let 'em break into the Swiss bank accounts where Arafat hid billions!!!
14. When they get hungry....
jf ,   nashville   (02.27.06)
they should go reclaim the billion Arafat stole from them.
15. Call Suha - she'll help.
Jane   (02.27.06)
16. I have a new investment plan
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (02.27.06)
I am going to bank all my income I will extort what I can get from world citizens. I will ask the EU to pay me to live - eat - and drink - and my medical expenses etc. I will threaten those who don't play my game of investment. in the meantime; I will tell the citiy of Geneva I want my own State on the Left side of the Lake.
17. they are just afraid they'll have to work...
mike ,   usa   (02.27.06)
instead of getting paid to sit around and complain. they have succeeded in convincing the world that the zionists have taken everything from them, even the will to earn an honest living like most everyone on the planet. maybe they should build a couple of hospitals, schools, electric plants, pave some roads - you know, something to show that they really do desire to have their own working country and not the lust for jewish blood that they so passionately honor. it's hard to get off welfare, i'm sure.
18. mike , usa: RIGHT and that welfare should have never
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (02.27.06)
started ! No other country in the world gets billions shoved into their lap - and can go at the same time on a murder spree. Look at the Tibetanis - did they ever become a voilent murderous Rebble Only ISLAM has the never to extort and lie and murder And still make demands
19. Wolfensohn: A dreamer nothing more
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (02.28.06)
And we are supposed to listen to such dreamers, and sadly enough they arrange world politics. Come to think of it - it should scare the you know what out of us: Since how can such NAIVE people assure Middle East Peace - worse Israel's security. Wolfensohn, the former World Bank president and the current Middle East envoy for the Bush administration. Mr. Wolfensohn also contributed $500,000 of his own money. He said: "The arrangement gives a real opportunity for the Palestinians and makes the departure of Israelis from Gaza much easier," Mr. Wolfensohn said He added that he believed "the Palestinians are trying to make this a peaceful transition " Then he counts on that BRIGHT - Albright - give us a break - Mr. Wolfensohn said that former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, a chairwoman of the institute's Middle East strategy group, and Walter Isaacson, the institute's president, helped assess the project and "gave comfort to donors who were concerned about giving to something they didn't know anything about." Now their assessment was very wonderful...... indeed and Rice had been joyfull over this idea - more naive leaders follow Next step: Jews had hardly left and were gone: Palestinians looted dozens of greenhouses, walking off with irrigation hoses, water pumps and plastic sheeting in a blow to fledgling efforts to reconstruct the Gaza Strip. Palestinian police stood by helplessly as looters carted off materials from greenhouses in several settlements. "We've tried to stop as many people as we can, but they're like locusts." Here goes Wolfensohn's money and his respectful supporters - The talented Naive-Team. And we all should trust such Lunatics ? Throw more good money after bad money ? Any kid of 12 years old - would know better
20. Isn't that special?
Phil ,   US   (02.28.06)
Gee whiz. The international community has donated billions of dollars to the PA. Yet, no hospitals, industry, social programs or anything and I should care?
21. Phil, US : Right : You see THEY invested it -while we keep
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (02.28.06)
paying them to invest more. Our leaders are anything BUT smart they are taken over and again by these terrorists While we work, they just play war, with our money.
22. What's the problem!
Ram ,   London   (04.07.06)
Lowly staff can be paid in bulletts, medium rankers in kalashnikovs and high rankers with a Qassam each. Problem solved!
23. Why the Palestinians?
Ram ,   London   (04.07.06)
Whilst half the planet are dying of hunger, desease and even the lack of water, why does the world seem only preoccupied with these sad, lying, lazy and useless terrorist Palis? The west has lost the plot. Billions are being spent in trying to achieve the impossible, "democracy for muslims", whilst muslims go about their task of murdering "infidels". Christians have been decimated wherever they live among muslims. Has the church said anything about this? No. Europe is now saturated with muslims, where in recent years they have raised their ugly head and are making incredible demands in legislation changes. And guess what? They are being obliged! Canada and the US are not faring so well either. What with their birth rate and the conversion to islam, mostly of blacks and some white people, how long will it be before the muslims gobble the entire west? Will it all be left for the micro populace of Jews to defend the world? Wake up Europe, wake up America, wake up world!
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