Wednesday, June 7, 2006

PAKISTAN GIVES HAMAS MONEY

Pakistan gives 3 million dollars ‘to alleviate Palestinian suffering’.
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan pledged to donate three million dollars to the Palestinian Authority which is facing a financial crisis after a western aid freeze to its Hamas-led government.

The gift was announced by Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri during a meeting with the Authority’s visiting foreign minister Mahmoud Al-Zahar, a foreign ministry statement said on Wednesday.

SEE ALSO: EU proposes monthly payments to some Palestinians
The EU has proposed a USD 42-million-a-month aid mechanism for the Palestinians that would provide up to USD 30 million in cash allowances directly to some workers, sidestepping the Hamas-led government.

The proposal, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters on Wednesday, must still win the backing of the European Union’s partners in the Quartet of Middle East mediators—the United States, Russia and the United Nations.

The EU hopes to begin paying allowances through the mechanism next month, but the United States could still scale the program back or delay it, Western diplomats said.

BECAUSE REMEMBER, EVERY PENNY HAMAS DOESN'T HAVE TO SPEND ON PALESTINIAN HEALTH AND WELFARE IS A PENNY THAT CAN BE SPENT ON WEAPONS TO KILL JEWS.

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