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US to pledge $300 million to Gaza
Associated Press
Published: 01.03.09, 23:57
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1. All the pledges, not to Hamas, to whom??
m   (03.02.09)
Who is governing in Gaza? Who is involved with Hamas, not the organizations as UNWRA? Whom are you kidding? Us? We are not stupid.
2. What a joke
Edwin ,   Miami   (03.02.09)
This is absurd! U.S. throwing more money away when we need it more than ever? It's obvious the Hamas and other militants, who are firing rockets since the truce, are going to get obliterated again, meaning Gaza will suffer even more damage. What's the point of providing money to rebuild if the area is still a war zone? I'm sick of America intervening all the time just to get good PR around the world. This is not the way to do it.
3. 300 million to build a new terrorist network.
Efi ,   Washingotn DC   (03.02.09)
4. Feed your Americans First . Hilary.....
ben ,   singapore   (03.02.09)
the poverty level in the US is unbelieveable, the american are struggling to get medical benefits, housing, education and etc...What is all these pledge about Millions to Gaza ? Just sounds bogus, before the money reaches the real deserving ones in Gaza, it would be taken away by some middle man. It so very sad to see the poor being manipulated the politicians. G-d watches everthing these politicains do to the poor. Even the UN agencies are not effecient and effective.
5. No cement to gaza until all Sderot damages are paid 2 Israel
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (03.02.09)
6. pledges
colin   (03.02.09)
Funds will be channeled through aid groups and not to hamas.WHO RUNS THESE AID GROUPS??ANSWER --HAMAS Who is this clinton charater trying to bluff??Does clinton think that everybody are complete idiots as herself??All this money will be found in swiss bank accounts within the near fyture.
7. Where's our stimulus package?
Maria ,   MD   (03.02.09)
The Democrats says before Bush leave office.What happened? I still like Bush as president because he keeps promise.It's all Hamas and Arab's fault why we're in trouble economically.Please Arabs,stop your terrorism.If Hamas just control themselves,that money will stay in the USA. If I were the leader of America, I would not give aid to the Palestinians,the money they get doesn't go to common Palestinians anyway.Or probably I will send my employees to distribute money directly to them.
8. Palestinians are on world welfare?
Maria   (03.02.09)
Oh my, that's why we're in economic crisis. The Arabs should give them jobs instead of hiring people from Third World countries.
9. The USA is becoming the dark side
Rami   (03.02.09)
Expect them to destroy themselves into irrelevancy much sooner than expected - Israel must stand on her own.
10. reconstruction donations for Gaza
chaim grosz ,   Miami Beach USA   (03.02.09)
Just why is the American administration committing its self to supply the Gaza population funds to rebuild their destroyed structures. The daily unceasing rocket attacks against Israel will only result in these same buildings to be destroyed again and again. If the world wants to help the residence of Gaza they must put a condition to their assistance, no more rockets. Just why should the terrorists running Gaza ever stop if they can never loose. Life for them is very cheap. But the true culprits is the Israeli Government. They can refuse to allow any aid other then food, water, medicine, from entering Gaza Israel has yet to learn after 60 years of it having overcome against all odds that it is still viable, that, the world nations hate the JEW, period and will continue to support any ideology that has in their goal to destroy not so much as Israel as a State, but will turn a blind eye as it did during the Nazi era if with that destruction the Jew will also be destroyed. Israel will be condemned regardless, so why not earn that condemnation by engaging the enemy not with a small military action, but with a total war, demanding a total unconditional surrender. If you do not take such action you are doomed, as the Islamic hate against the Jew is supported by a deep hatred by the entire world and they can never be defeated by small insignificant battles Chaim Grosz
11. $300 mill + $900 mill. = $1.2 BILLION!!
secede Texas & Okla. ,   from socialist USA!   (03.02.09)
I am almost speechless. Everyday the Obama Admin. introduces another billion $$$ program. If it was bad for Bush to run up trillions of dollars in debt in 8 yrs.... why is it wonderful for Obama & Hillary to do the same in ONE YEAR??? ggaaAAAahh! And I came to the idea Bush was trying to debase the dollar. Hahaha! Obama can't do it fast enough! Sooner or later the collaspe of US dollars will come. Beware the Obamanation of Socialization!
12. #1 is right! Money is fungible!
secede Texas & Okla. ,   from socialist USA!   (03.02.09)
G-d! This is so very stupid! If you rebuild Gaza... Hamas will get all the credit no matter who donates the $$$, no matter who does all the work, no matter who ultimately pays for it. Israel will have to face the same enemy combatants again and again and again! Wake up people! Appeasement = surrender! Obama + Clinton are not your friends!
13. Mrs. Clinton hugged and smooched Suha Arafat...
Steve   (03.02.09)
the wife of the late mass-murderer of Jews, Yasser Arafat. Clinton did this after Mrs. Arafat detailed all kinds of outrageous blood-libels against the Jews. Mrs. Clinton, it is rumored, called her husband names like "Jew-bastard," etc. Clinton is the first American official -- then she was First Lady -- to call for the establishment of a Muslim terror state in Israel. Now that she is no longer New York's Senator, her true Jew-hating colors are coming out.
14. WAY TO GO USA
USA   (03.02.09)
makes me proud to be American. AWESOME..
15. It would be more useful to ....
AJ ,   Washington, DC   (03.02.09)
Flush this money directly down the toilet. $600 for the corrupt PA?! Please, Hillary, better to give my tax money to General Motors.
16. No money if they fire rockets. Dumb
Semsem ,   New York, USA   (03.02.09)
We should not give money as long as they continue to fire rockets. Clinton is a real dummy.
17. counter-productive investments
David P.   (03.02.09)
Why would you fund a group of people whose end goal is to eliminate your greatest ally?
18. Perhaps it is time to demand the implementation of 242...??
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.02.09)
Isn't it time to demand of Egypt to fully re-take control over the Gaza Strip based on UN Security Council Reoslution 242? Wouldn't it cost much less, both in money as well as in human life, if that were the case, and whatever money is being wasted on Gaza now will be put for good use to re-settle some of the Gazans in northern Sinai and guide them to become productive members of society through the development there as well as in Gaza economics of tourism, agriculture, industry and trade? Pouring money would do no good unless it is done within the context of a functioning state-economy, and Egypt can and should provide that context, and now.
19. $$ to hamas
sas ,   israel   (03.02.09)
Dear Hillary! Can you prove this???????? I am waiting for a replly - either on TV or here. Your words mean well. Their actions are quite different. Would you give Al Quada money??????????? Practice what you preach not what you think is correct at the right moment. Now I presume u r running to Iran to help them..................................................Obama wants to talk to everyone. He is charming but his tactics so far have FAILED. He is black, charming but unable to produce. He NEEDS help quickly. Not even his wife's strapless dress at the last dinner party will help nor the puppy he has given to his daughters. The USA is in greater problems. he needs to deal with the real problems................. so far he has proven to be WEAK. HOPE HE WAKES UP SOON.
20. The billionf of dollars of Western Taxpayers.
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (03.02.09)
Since the Oslo Agreements in the 1990s, the international community has granted the PA billions of dollars, on the assumption that a strong economy would reduce the need for foreign aid, stop terrorism and help the PA establish itself as a viable entity. The aid has enabled the PA, which seeks to become a state within Israel's current borders, to inflate its public payroll while its education system continues to incite violence against Israel. Donors contributed $1.2 billion so far this year to support the PA's operating budget, including its government payroll. Terrorist organizations are expensive, but they received billions of dollars what have they done with all that money ? More at : http://xrl.us/bi7j5
21. flag on ruined building says it all about gazans& propaganda
pic worth 1000 words   (03.02.09)
22. Absurd
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (03.02.09)
The Gazan Arabs are bombing Israel, and the US is giving them money? Please explain, Mrs. Clinton. Should you not demand as a precondition that no funds will be provided to the Gazans until they completely cease firing on Israel and renounce terrorism. Would that not make more sense, Mrs. Clinton?
23. Charity attaracts attention and pride.
Ali Khan ,   Saudi,   (03.02.09)
Dear Mrs Clinton pledging $300M is great deed on your part but also do not forget the crisis in your own country. It is not the same USA which it was used to be also learn from world's past mistake how to channelize the funds since the govt is still hamas. Mrs clinton make a committee to scrutinize the movement of funds and not just pledging.
24. Just like the americans
frank ,   israel   (03.02.09)
to fight a war against terrorism and give them money to build back their infrastructure. We are now getting back to the Clintons, literally. That carpetbagging abused wife, along with her boyz zone boss is going to punish us for simply trying to survive. Why the constant interest with Israel? I haven't heard one word about the Basque (because they are a french/spanish problem), what about Kurdistan? (nope, gotta play to turkey), how about Northern Ireland? (No the English would kick up a fuss-that and the Melvinas Islands off Argentina won't be a problem). Oh, did I forget the constant murdering and eating each other in Africa, haven't heard a word yet...black on black crime has never been preceived as a "real" crime. And besides they don't have anything the US wants. But little ole Israel is a constant thorn in their side. So much so that they are "jiving and shucking" to the new guys. obama like clinton has no experience at all. All you self-serving putzes who actually thought anything good would come of this were and are so wrong. Where is the experience? This is simply a continuation of the Clinton administration. But at least then we had Monica....Mybe Katsav and hillary will hit it off......
25. 900 Million bucks for terror!
Allyson Rowen Taylor ,   Los Angeles USA   (03.02.09)
OMG! What is Hillary thinking? Does she not know that ovwer a 101 rockets have gone into So. Israel since the IDF had to leave Gaza? Since when does charity money make it to the charity? New Roads-Not. New Schools-not, and if there are, they will be named after terrorists. This is just crazy. We must protest this insanity!
26. Jehudah # 18. I like your aproach a lot.
Nirah   (03.02.09)
27. *Funneled through aid groups*
Raoul ,   Israel   (03.02.09)
What difference does it make to Hamas. What do they know about funnels? They know about tunnels and striking Israel every day right now with rockets. Yeah, the money will be funneled - right down the drain. Oye, Hilary !!
28. 7/27 american talkbackers; is it the power of large minority
observer   (03.02.09)
29. JEZABEL
dennis ,   us   (03.02.09)
30. WHY NOT
CAROL ,   EILAT   (03.02.09)
KEEP FEEDING THEM WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE CASH FOR WEAPONS ROCKETS WAKE UP AMERICA
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