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Israel-Palestine
Palestinians appeal for EU aid before elections
2005-04-06
Palestinian vice president Nabil Shaath pleaded Tuesday for urgent European financial aid ahead of Palestinian legislative elections in July. Shaath made the appeal to a group of visiting French deputies, a spokeswoman for the delegation said. "Mr Shaath explained that the majority of the Palestinian people don't want an Islamist state," the spokeswoman said in reference to the radical Islamist Palestinian group Hamas which plans to part in the July 17 polls. The EU is the largest donor of aid to the Palestinians. The office of EU External Affairs Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said in February that the bloc would provide the Palestinian Authority with EUR 250 million (USD 320 million) to help set up a viable Palestinian state and rebuild shattered infrastructure.
My surprise meter pinged a bit that a PA official was concerned about the influence of Hamas.
Posted by:seafarious

#6  I think that the US response of telling the PA to use the billions from Arafat's private stash before crying for aid is appropriate here.
Posted by: RWV   2005-04-06 4:41:05 PM  

#5  WONDERFUL NEWS! WILL THEY BE SENDING MY SHARE DIRECTLY OR WILL YOU FORWARD IT TO ME? I'M A POOR GRIEVING WIDOW, YOU BASTARDS!
Posted by: Suha Arafat   2005-04-06 12:01:10 PM  

#4  Palestinian vice president Nabil Shaath pleaded Tuesday for urgent European financial aid ahead of Palestinian legislative elections in July.
I guess they still haven't found Yashole Yourafart's secret bank account numbers.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2005-04-06 11:53:27 AM  

#3  The EU is the largest donor of aid to the Palestinians.

Better them than us.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-04-06 11:12:29 AM  

#2  Palestinian vice president Nabil Shaath pleaded Tuesday for urgent European financial aid ahead of Palestinian legislative elections in July.

"Bring me the red pages and get me off Spire."
Posted by: Steve from Relto   2005-04-06 9:40:58 AM  

#1  The Black Hole begs for light.
Posted by: .com   2005-04-06 5:37:11 AM  

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