Seriously: What Exactly Would The Palestinians Have to Do to Lose European Aid?
We're at a total loss. In the last 24-36 hours, Palestinians have kidnapped and threatened to kill tens of European citizens. They have set fire to European offices across the Gaza Strip and West Bank (including an attack on the British consulate - or as it is more precisely known, "sovereign British land"). The EU reaction is as pathetic as it is predictable:
The European Union condemned widespread violence in the West Bank, but said neither the attacks on EU offices in Gaza City nor the kidnapping of at least 10 foreigners would affect urgent aid granted to Palestinians last month before a Hamas-led government takes office.
The EU agreed to grant a $143 million emergency package to the Palestinian Authority that will pay its bills for two months. But it remained undecided Tuesday on future payments to the Palestinians. "The 120 million [euro] are there ... We want to meet the challenges of the Palestinian people," said EU External relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner after meeting with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
At this point, the most wide-spread challenge being faced by the Palestinian people is finding European buildings that haven't been torched or European citizens that haven't been molested. And at this point, we're pretty sure that "Palestinian militants" could literally torture and murder European Prime Ministers, in response to which the EU would rush to ensure that the "Palestinian people" suffered no interruption in aid.
The European Union condemned widespread violence in the West Bank, but said neither the attacks on EU offices in Gaza City nor the kidnapping of at least 10 foreigners would affect urgent aid granted to Palestinians last month before a Hamas-led government takes office.
The EU agreed to grant a $143 million emergency package to the Palestinian Authority that will pay its bills for two months. But it remained undecided Tuesday on future payments to the Palestinians. "The 120 million [euro] are there ... We want to meet the challenges of the Palestinian people," said EU External relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner after meeting with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
At this point, the most wide-spread challenge being faced by the Palestinian people is finding European buildings that haven't been torched or European citizens that haven't been molested. And at this point, we're pretty sure that "Palestinian militants" could literally torture and murder European Prime Ministers, in response to which the EU would rush to ensure that the "Palestinian people" suffered no interruption in aid.
