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2007-06-19 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

US lifts financial and political embargo from PA gov't

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Posted by Fred 2007-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Palestinian Authority

#1 Does this make sense? I don't think so either. Be done with Paleos. They enjoy offing each other. Let them proceed posthaste.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-06-19 01:06|| 2007-06-19 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 The enemy of my enemy...is still my enemy. Bah.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-19 01:16|| 2007-06-19 01:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Israel transfers $100m in frozen Palestinian tax funds to Abbas

Israel transfered $100 million in frozen tax funds to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas as promised on Thursday, an official in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Friday.

"The money has been transferred," said the official. The funds are part of the customs duties and Value-Added Tax that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

The prime minister agreed to transfer the funds during his meeting with Abbas last month, as part of a series of steps designed to bolster the PA chairman.

[typical tax revenue transfers to the Palestinian Gubmint, are estimated at $50 million to $60 million per month.]

Olmert: I'll release tax funds to PA

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday evening he would release frozen tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority and remove some West Bank blockades.

We will cooperate with this government," Olmert said in a Manhattan address to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. "We will defreeze monies that we kept under our control because we didn't want these monies to be taken by Hamas to be used as part of a terrorist action. And we will do what we can to upgrade the quality of life [in the West Bank]."
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A senior aide to Abbas, Saeb Erekat, welcomed the payment, he said it still only represented about 25 percent of Palestinian revenues Israel is holding. "We need it badly, and we consider this a step in the right direction, hoping that the whole lot of money withheld will be transferred to the Palestinian Authority," he said.

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-06-19 01:58|| 2007-06-19 01:58|| Front Page Top

#4 If Fatah is too weak, the internecince warfare will end too quickly.
Can't have that.
Even'em up. So they can play fair.

Posted by Richard Aubrey">Richard Aubrey 2007-06-19 02:06|| 2007-06-19 02:06|| Front Page Top

#5 But, at least, Olmert has the excuse of US pressure. What excuse George has? (Not just with Paleos but with US allies like Pakis and Soodis)

Posted by gromgoru 2007-06-19 06:06|| 2007-06-19 06:06|| Front Page Top

#6 We could send them poisoned cough syrup from China!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-06-19 08:27|| 2007-06-19 08:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Israel and the US dont want A. Hamas rule in the WB B. The WB falling into anarchy or C. the IDF having to reoccupy all of the WB. This is the logical thing to do, and also helps Israel and the US internationally, and may set the stage for an Israeli-Fatah deal.

I doubt even Bibi is denouncing these moves. I havent checked the Israeli papers yet today, so im not sure.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-06-19 09:23|| 2007-06-19 09:23|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm all for giving them as many small arms as they want.

Then wall off the Paleos and let nature take its course.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-06-19 12:18|| 2007-06-19 12:18|| Front Page Top

#9 We could send them poisoned cough syrup from China!

Ima likin the way you thimk, bigjim!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-19 16:23|| 2007-06-19 16:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Release the rhino(virus), Smithers.

Posted by Montgomery Burns">Montgomery Burns 2007-06-19 16:27|| 2007-06-19 16:27|| Front Page Top

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