INT'L AID TO PALIS INCREASES AS HAMAS PREPS FOR WAR

International Community Increases Aid to Palestinians as Hamas Prepares for War - Editorial (JPost)
$1.2 billion in international assistance flowed to the Palestinians in the year following Hamas' ascent to power, representing an increase over the previous year and making the Palestinians the highest per capita aid recipients in the world. Both Hamas and Fatah need to learn that the U.S. and Europe will not continue to pour money into a dysfunctional economy suffering from warring "security services" and rampant corruption. The international community should drastically reduce its massive financial assistance until Hamas stops fomenting terrorism, preparing for war and neglecting the need for a functioning government and economy. If these things are not done, no amount of aid will improve the Palestinian situation.