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| Islamic ’charities’ say bank accounts frozen by PA | |
| 2003-08-28 | |
| JPost - Reg Req’d - Arafat’s wife Suha must need shopping money Officials of several Islamic charities in the Gaza Strip said Thursday that 36 of their bank accounts have been frozen by the Palestinian Authority, in what appeared to be part of a possible crackdown on terror groups. yeah, rigggghhhtttt Palestinian Authority officials could not immediately be reached for comment. too busy chuckling The freezing of funds came to light Thursday, as hundreds of Palestinians relying on welfare tried to pick up their monthly support checks. They were told by banks that they would not receive money, and that the accounts had been frozen. The heads of the charities were given the same message by the banks. The funds were frozen by the Palestinian Monetary Authority, according to a copy of the order obtained by The Associated Press. This is more show for PR...nothing of substance, other than Arafat trying to assert control - as usual. But you can bet Chirac will be all over it like a cheap suit to justify their support of Hamas, PA, and IJ
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 Frank G: Your last sentence put me in the mood to look out the window at the clouds with a dreamy, wistful smile on my face... :-) |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-8-28 1:08:13 PM |
| #4 LH, all true, but nothing can really be reformed when the Arafish sits atop the pile, alive. He's like a reverse-Midas, corrupting everything he touches. When he's dead, decision time for the Paleos will be nigh with every faction and splinter group trying to get control |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-28 11:10:59 AM |
| #3 its complex - Abbas is pushing before the PLC to get more control over security forces, stop arafat from appointing a pro-Arafat Interior Minister. Abbas has little support on the street, but his strength is his external support, while Arafat is increasingly isolated. So Arafat has grudgingly made psoitive noises to try to lessen his international isolation. Not clear who's behind above move - Finance ministry is in hands of a reformer, but not clear if PMA reports to Finance Ministry. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-8-28 9:16:41 AM |
| #2 This is nothing more than symbolism over substance. Gee where have we heard that before? |
| Posted by: Douglas De Bono 2003-8-28 9:12:56 AM |
| #1 Maybe some senior PA officials are in need of "get out of town" money? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-8-28 8:26:10 AM |