PALIS: SHOW US THE MONEY
AS THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TEETERS ON ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND SOME WARN OF A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, ISRAEL OFFERS NIS 50 MILLION IN MEDICINE. THE PA DECLINES, DEMANDING CASH INSTEAD. I WONDER WHY. OH YEAH, TO BUY WEAPONS TO KILL JEWS.
Palestinian Authority Teeters Toward Shutdown - Wafa Amr
The wheels of the Palestinian Authority's infrastructure are grinding to a halt since Israel and the West cut assistance over the militant Islamist group Hamas' refusal to recognize the Jewish state. A government union says 60% of civil servants no longer turn up for work. "Even if we show up at work, there's nothing for us to do," said Raed Hammad, a government accountant. Palestinian government workers who do show up in the morning said they sit at their desks, read newspapers, chat with colleagues, and then leave around noon. Some local banks made payments to the lowest paid workers this week, mainly from their own funds. (Reuters)
The wheels of the Palestinian Authority's infrastructure are grinding to a halt since Israel and the West cut assistance over the militant Islamist group Hamas' refusal to recognize the Jewish state. A government union says 60% of civil servants no longer turn up for work. "Even if we show up at work, there's nothing for us to do," said Raed Hammad, a government accountant. Palestinian government workers who do show up in the morning said they sit at their desks, read newspapers, chat with colleagues, and then leave around noon. Some local banks made payments to the lowest paid workers this week, mainly from their own funds. (Reuters)
PA Refuses Israeli Medicines, Demands Cash - Ronny Sofer
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch on Wednesday that Israel sought to transfer medications worth NIS 50 million to the PA, but the Palestinians asked that the sum be delivered in cash. Israeli defense officials said that "the Palestinians' stance reveals that there is no real health crisis in the PA and that they are trying to use the money for other needs." (Ynet News)
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch on Wednesday that Israel sought to transfer medications worth NIS 50 million to the PA, but the Palestinians asked that the sum be delivered in cash. Israeli defense officials said that "the Palestinians' stance reveals that there is no real health crisis in the PA and that they are trying to use the money for other needs." (Ynet News)
Palestinian Rockets Hit Southern Israel - Shmulik Haddad
Southern Israeli communities on Thursday awoke to sounds of exploding Kassam rockets fired at Israel by Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip. In Kibbutz Gavim, which took most of the barrage, houses were damaged but no one was injured. A rocket landed near a school. Another rocket landed in the Shaar HaNegev industrial zone. (Ynet News)
Southern Israeli communities on Thursday awoke to sounds of exploding Kassam rockets fired at Israel by Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip. In Kibbutz Gavim, which took most of the barrage, houses were damaged but no one was injured. A rocket landed near a school. Another rocket landed in the Shaar HaNegev industrial zone. (Ynet News)
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