RUSSIA SET TO GIVE HAMAS $10 MILLION

Report: Russia to give PA aid (YNet)
Russia will give the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority USD 10 million in funding, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

The European Union and the United States have cut off aid to the Palestinian government in protest of the group's refusal to recognize Israel and renounce violence since its January victory in legislative elections.

The Izvestia newspaper, citing an unidentified Russian Foreign Ministry official and Palestinian Finance Minister Omar Abdel Razek, reported that Russia would contribute USD 10 million and is in talks with the Palestinians about the timing of the transfer.

EXCELLENT TIMING. IF YESTERDAY'S TERROR ATTACK HAD KILLED MORE, WOULD RUSSIA BE GIVING HAMAS $30 MILLION?

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Announcement comes after Russia promises $10 million in aid for a grand total of over $200 million with Iran and Qatar.