What A Difference a Month Makes - US Reverses Decision to Cut Off All Aid To Palestinian Government
United States Policy, 1/27/06:
President George W. Bush says the United States would cut off aid to the next Palestinian government unless election winner Hamas abolishes the militant arm of its party and stops demanding the destruction of Israel. "And if they don't, we won't deal with them," Bush said in an interview aired Friday on "The CBS Evening News." "The aid packages won't go forward," the president said. "That's their decision to make, but we won't be providing help to a government that wants to destroy our ally and friend."
US Policy, 2/27/06:
The United States will continue to give humanitarian aid to ease the plight of the Palestinians despite militant group Hamas‘s victory in elections, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Saturday. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch said after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the aid payments to ease the hardship of the Palestinians would be made via humanitarian organizations working in the region. "The United States has long been a supporter of the Palestinian people, through a substantial contribution of our foreign assistance funds... we continue to be devoted to the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people and it shall remain so," Welch said.
We won't abuse your patience by linking to the myriad of bloggers who predicted this shameful US back-peddling as soon as Hamas was elected. OK, maybe a little. Anyway, there you have it.
President George W. Bush says the United States would cut off aid to the next Palestinian government unless election winner Hamas abolishes the militant arm of its party and stops demanding the destruction of Israel. "And if they don't, we won't deal with them," Bush said in an interview aired Friday on "The CBS Evening News." "The aid packages won't go forward," the president said. "That's their decision to make, but we won't be providing help to a government that wants to destroy our ally and friend."
US Policy, 2/27/06:
The United States will continue to give humanitarian aid to ease the plight of the Palestinians despite militant group Hamas‘s victory in elections, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Saturday. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch said after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the aid payments to ease the hardship of the Palestinians would be made via humanitarian organizations working in the region. "The United States has long been a supporter of the Palestinian people, through a substantial contribution of our foreign assistance funds... we continue to be devoted to the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people and it shall remain so," Welch said.
We won't abuse your patience by linking to the myriad of bloggers who predicted this shameful US back-peddling as soon as Hamas was elected. OK, maybe a little. Anyway, there you have it.
