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2006-05-31 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Hamas proposes job cuts to avert financial collapse

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Posted by tu3031 2006-05-31 16:50|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Palestinian Finance Minister Omar Abdel-Razeq proposed on Wednesday cutting thousands of government workers and selling off government investment assets in a bid to avert financial collapse.

As far as I can tell, appears they're well on the road to recovery.

"Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his."
Ronald Reagan.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-31 17:07|| 2006-05-31 17:07|| Front Page Top

#2 when your income derives from aid, perhaps you should avoid the Paleo example and STFU

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-31 17:45|| 2006-05-31 17:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Start by firing the airport guys - there's 30 or so. The airport's been closed for years and they don't have any work. Just a place to drink coffee and claim a salary for it.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-05-31 18:20|| 2006-05-31 18:20|| Front Page Top

#4 I bet they could fire the entire staff at Yassar Arafish Airplop. Maybe the Jews could buy it and make it a new Military Air Base? OTOH who would buy anything in the Gaza/West Bank? "here we have a lovely split-level with motar pits and katusa launchers [KABOOM] err here we have some recently cleared land ready for building.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-05-31 19:21|| 2006-05-31 19:21|| Front Page Top

#5 "Errrrr....don't bother putting in a greenhouse"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-05-31 19:36|| 2006-05-31 19:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Waydaminute - didn't they just announce they've got money from an unnamed source?

Mebbe the source was not only unnamed, but non-existent? :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut"> Barbara Skolaut 2006-05-31 20:33|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-05-31 20:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Abdel-Razeq proposed firing around 11,500 employees who do not regularly show up for work, and retiring another 5,000, moves that could increase tensions because most of those affected are members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.

If only Arik could read this.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-05-31 20:53|| 2006-05-31 20:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Someday the paleos will realize that Israeli "occupation" was their Golden Age. Then they'll self-combust from the sheer humiliation of it all.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2006-05-31 22:15|| 2006-05-31 22:15|| Front Page Top

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