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France proposes escrow account to pay Palestinians |
2006-04-30 |
French President Jacques Chirac proposed Friday the creation of a special account at the World Bank to channel international aid funds to the Palestinians and head off an impending financial meltdown in the territories. The escrow account could be used to send payments directly to 160,000 Palestinian civil servants, thus bypassing the Hamas-led government being boycotted by the international community because of its opposition to peace with Israel. Chirac made the suggestion during talks in Paris with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is in France on the last leg of a European tour urging the resumption of aid. Accord to Chirac's spokesman, the president told Abbas "France would propose to its European and international partners ... that they reflect very rapidly on a mechanism to allow the resumption of aid." |
Posted by:Fred |
#10 ..."Don't balme me, I voted for Fatah" bumperstickers... Isn't that spelt bomb? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-04-30 16:08 |
#9 Why on earth do you care Jack? Why? |
Posted by: Unaise Thavigum5816 2006-04-30 15:20 |
#8 RWV and I had exactly the same thought. I don't care if the contributors put their money in an escrow account or not. Just don't plan on seeing any of my tax dollars there. Chirac is looking more and more like a bad Jackie Gleason impersonator. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Park/1568/JackieGSmall.jpg |
Posted by: Darrell 2006-04-30 13:48 |
#7 ;-) |
Posted by: lotp 2006-04-30 12:51 |
#6 Coming soon..."Don't balme me, I voted for Fatah" bumperstickers... |
Posted by: Seafarious 2006-04-30 11:52 |
#5 The Palestinian civil servants chose the terrorist government. Let them reap the effects of a bad choice. Chosing badly doesn't absolve them of connection with Hamas and their bad choices - it should serve to make them change their minds and choose again. No money. |
Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-30 11:48 |
#4 Tranzi nonsense from a total crook. Shows his total crap for brains. |
Posted by: SPoD 2006-04-30 02:36 |
#3 Ready to give more of everyone else's hard-earned money aaway, Jacques? What about your own country's economy? What is the big deal about not giving anything to the Paleos? What about actions and consequences? You sho' likes to pi$$ away everyone's money. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-04-30 01:05 |
#2 How about you do this on your own nickel, frog boy. |
Posted by: PBMcL 2006-04-30 00:47 |
#1 Stupid frog. |
Posted by: RWV 2006-04-30 00:37 |