The United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
' Paleostinian refugee agency has described the financial needs as "unprecedented" ahead of the Cairo meeting, which follows the Gazoo Strip's third war in six years.
But it is unclear how generous the world is willing to be given the intractability of the Israeli-Paleostinian conflict and other priorities in the region such as the fight against radical holy warriors in Syria and Iraq.
About 50 countries will be represented in Cairo for talks that will include UN Secretary-General
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
, US Secretary of State John F.
I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
, 30 foreign ministers and various international monetary and humanitarian bodies.
The Paleostinians have called for more than $4 billion in aid, and the Paleostinian refugee agency UNRWA for $1.6 billion.
Other estimates suggest up to $8 billion will be needed to repair damaged infrastructure and homes, and ensure health care, education and clean drinking water.
The bloody 50-day conflict between Israel and Gazoo holy warriors left almost 2,200 Paleostinians dead along with 73 on the Israeli side.
More than a quarter of Gazoo's population of 1.7 million was displaced. Even so, a Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
, warned there was considerable donor fatigue. "We have seen infrastructure projects that we have contributed to which have been destroyed," the diplomat said.
Money raised in Cairo will also go toward getting Gazoo's economy back on its feet.