Reshaping US aid to the Palestinians

[Coyote]

None of us are happy to see people suffer! FFS. Is that the impression I've given over the past two years on this board?!

We only want the proper people to be responsible for, you know, THEIR people. Why is that so freaking difficult for the Palestinians?

Then again...why is that standard not applied across the board?

No I don’t think you are happy to see people suffer but they clearly will suffer.

Oh see a minute ago I thought you used the word gleeful.

Again, why can't the government of Palestine be required to provide health care to its own people? The US is. Even though people in the US suffer horrifically compared to Canadians with respect to health care.

Is it Canada's responsibility to provide health care to US citizens?

All governments should provide it. Why is Palestine singled out for special retribution?

 

[Coyote]

Why

I actually don’t disagree with the aid we give Israel. I just find it ironic that some seem gleeful that the Palestinians are being stripped of aid that largely covers medical care, education, things like programs to improve cooperation between IsraeliS and Palestinians at community levels (in fact the money for that program was shifted to an internal Israeli program).

I can’t help but notice what seems like a celebratory attitude over this. Maybe I am to cynical, but these things usually hurt the people more than the leaders.

Your own OP article focuses almost exclusively on benefits to Gaza.. Read it again. I was wrong about USAID. The cuts are not out of the USAID foreign aid budget. They are reductions to programs that keep GAZA alive thru the UN relief agencies. It's all about pressuring HAMAS and Gaza IS currently a basket case.

This is not at all about the West Bank Palestinians. They STILL get USAID thru the PA. The PA just refuses to SHARE THAT AID with Hamas in the West Bank. Let's back up and realize what the game REALLY IS before you launch off on how this HURTS anything.

Hamas is shut off by the Palestinian Authority. You do realize that --- right? That's why the article focuses on benefits to Gaza thru the UN relief agencies.

My mistake, I thought it was all the Palestinians.

But the aid cuts are to all the Palestinians.

I wonder why.
Why don’t you send them money.

Why don’t you quit trolling?

You are trolling.
Every Thread you create on this situation is a Troll.
You have all the facts at your fingertips but still have an overwhelming amount of pity for a group of people who promote murder on a societal basis.

Do tell.

 

[Coyote]

From the OP cite ---

Second, U.S. assistance should be used to substantially expand trade between Palestinians and Israelis. Consider the northern West Bank city of Jenin: Israel decided 15 years ago that if it opened a crossing point so Israeli Arabs could shop in the West Bank, it would be a stabilizer, even though the Second Intifada rebellion was ongoing. That calculation was successful; increased Palestinian trade has reduced unemployment in the northern West Bank from reportedly 50 percent in 2003 to below 20 percent now.

This is a patently BAD idea as I explained above about the Pali economy being held hostage by Israel in terms of exports and other trade partners. Stupidity like this just INCREASES their captivity...

Did I ever post about "The mushroom compost dust-up"? Short version is, Pali entrepreneurs start a very aggressive mushroom culturing business. They start to succeed wildly. Israeli mushroom farmers get angry. Because the West Bank is no longer buying their mushrooms. Israel cuts off the supply of the compost that these folks were importing for their mushroom bedding on the grounds of national security.. They classify the compost as a type of fertilizer that is rationed for import to West Bank.

Composting is NOT explosive high concentration fertilizer that can be used in bombs. But this is the kind of manipulation that Israel can do BECAUSE they smother the Palestinian ability to trade wider in the region. NO plan should include making that relationship more unnatural and disturbing...

I had no idea about the mushroom dust up...interesting story! I do agree, they need to pursue trade with multiple partners, it is dangerous to rely on just one.

 

[Indeependent]

Why

Your own OP article focuses almost exclusively on benefits to Gaza.. Read it again. I was wrong about USAID. The cuts are not out of the USAID foreign aid budget. They are reductions to programs that keep GAZA alive thru the UN relief agencies. It's all about pressuring HAMAS and Gaza IS currently a basket case.

This is not at all about the West Bank Palestinians. They STILL get USAID thru the PA. The PA just refuses to SHARE THAT AID with Hamas in the West Bank. Let's back up and realize what the game REALLY IS before you launch off on how this HURTS anything.

Hamas is shut off by the Palestinian Authority. You do realize that --- right? That's why the article focuses on benefits to Gaza thru the UN relief agencies.

My mistake, I thought it was all the Palestinians.

But the aid cuts are to all the Palestinians.

I wonder why.
Why don’t you send them money.

Why don’t you quit trolling?

You are trolling.
Every Thread you create on this situation is a Troll.
You have all the facts at your fingertips but still have an overwhelming amount of pity for a group of people who promote murder on a societal basis.

Do tell.

So you have the Internet and like someone suffering from autism you only look at one piece of information at a time.
It’s been beyond me for the last several years how you can’t seem to study the situation from 600AD and on and understand what’s going on at the present based on context.

I bet you blame Israel for the tunnels built by Hamas.

 

[Shusha]

None of us are happy to see people suffer! FFS. Is that the impression I've given over the past two years on this board?!

We only want the proper people to be responsible for, you know, THEIR people. Why is that so freaking difficult for the Palestinians?

Then again...why is that standard not applied across the board?

No I don’t think you are happy to see people suffer but they clearly will suffer.

Oh see a minute ago I thought you used the word gleeful.

Again, why can't the government of Palestine be required to provide health care to its own people? The US is. Even though people in the US suffer horrifically compared to Canadians with respect to health care.

Is it Canada's responsibility to provide health care to US citizens?

All governments should provide it. Why is Palestine singled out for special retribution?

It's not. Quite the contrary. Palestine has received a disproportionately large amount of aide. Scaling it back to more normal proportions commensurate with its resources and expectations is not retribution.

 

[Coyote]

Why should we give it to Israel? They spie on us. They attempted to sabatoge the Iran deal until they finally had to be shut out. Why are we giving them aid?

Aid serves multiple purposes. We give aid to Egypt, who’s government ranks high in terms of human rights and civil rights abuses. We give aid to Myanmar, despite the horrific actions of its government...Rights Group: Blocking Aid to Displaced Myanmar Civilians a War Crime

We give humanitarian aid to Yemen, another country in crisis being bombarded by our ally while we look the other way. Yemen is not likely pro American.

Aid in these regions not only provides medical assistance but also education, especially for girls. You want to change minds? That is where you start. The real tragedy is you are giving Hamas an elevated platform to step in and take over. How good is that going to be?

I get that many in this forum despise Palestinians, it was never more evident than in this thread.

I guess we pick and choose and since Trump and Netanyahu are best buds the Palestinians will be the clear losers.

One does not look at whether the country is enemy or friend.

That is not how the Red Cross or any other organization works when it comes to help the population which ends up suffering because of wars, disasters, etc

There are different reasons why each country is given aid.
With Egypt it was negotiated during the Peace Treaty.

We despise terrorists, not the victim population which is turned to helping them because of their ideology or because they do not know any better.

And there are plenty of Palestinians who are pro Israel, just as there are pro Israel Arabs in every Arab country and also in Iranians in Iran.

If you insist in painting it as a black and white issue, then there are no solutions.

Israel made a huge mistake with the Oslo Accords which the Arabs took advantage of to return and try to take away the rest of the Mandate from the Jewish people.

The Arabs under the Arab League and Arab leaders are the losers. They have no power and are fed on a daily basis endless hatred for Israel and the Jews.

That is how one makes a loser. By repeating lie after lie, in order to try to achieve a goal.

The Arab League and Arab leaders goal is the destruction of Israel.

Period.

Wait what?! THIS thread is evidence that we 'despise Palestinians"?

Seriously?!

This thread has had none but the most educated and thoughtful posters participating. It has been largely free from the nasty one liners and personal attacks and ugliness which can occur on other threads.

The pro-Israel side on this thread is represented by Rocco, rylah, Sixties and myself. You think our bottom line is that we "despise Palestinians "?

It frankly sounds like you are celebrating the cutting off humanitarian aid which affects the must vulnerable among the Palestinians. You despise terrorists so you are willing to punish the entire population as a result.

As usual, you do not have any idea IF the population is being affected.

Any more affected by the US aid cut, or Belgium's aid cut, then they usually are by the PA's cuts to any and all of their necessities. Or Hamas, which is in charge of who gets what in Gaza.

I hate to tell you this, although in this case with Gaza and the PA it is not true.

In order to defeat the Nazis, the Allies cut EVERYTHING they could. Which of course means that the German population which had no way to get what the wealthy Nazis were getting, suffered the most.

In this case, the Palestinians are NOT suffering. Israel makes sure of it by allowing Palestinians to work in Israel, get education in Israel, get health care in Israel. Health care and necessities continues to be delivered to the people in Gaza.

Thank you for turning this into some Greek Tragedy, which it is not.

How manyPalestinians are allowed into Israel? How long does it take to get healthcare there...if they can...when they should be able to get it locally. Are you saying all the Palestinian children will now be bussed into Israel for schooling? Only the wealthiest will suffer? I don’t think those getting medical care in that hospital who’s funding is cut are the wealthiest do you?

THe better question is why Israel should be obligated to provide health care to citizens of a foreign nation. And why the Palestinians are not able to get that health care locally from their own state.

If Israel has a better health care system than say, Pakistan, is Israel obliged to grant health care to Indian nationals?

I mean, Israel often does that very thing. But should they be obliged?

Who is saying Israel is obliged? They aren’t. That they do so is a good thing but no one is saying they have to.

 

[Sixties Fan]

Here is a good article from the LA Times on the situation with the Palestinians:

Palestinians look to Arab governments for support, but the response is tepid

 

[Coyote]

None of us are happy to see people suffer! FFS. Is that the impression I've given over the past two years on this board?!

We only want the proper people to be responsible for, you know, THEIR people. Why is that so freaking difficult for the Palestinians?

Then again...why is that standard not applied across the board?

No I don’t think you are happy to see people suffer but they clearly will suffer.

Oh see a minute ago I thought you used the word gleeful.

Again, why can't the government of Palestine be required to provide health care to its own people? The US is. Even though people in the US suffer horrifically compared to Canadians with respect to health care.

Is it Canada's responsibility to provide health care to US citizens?

All governments should provide it. Why is Palestine singled out for special retribution?

It's not. Quite the contrary. Palestine has received a disproportionately large amount of aide. Scaling it back to more normal proportions commensurate with its resources and expectations is not retribution.

Is it scaled back...? Or cut?

Just as an FYI...Foreign aid by country: Who is getting the most — and how much? - Concern

Top ten countries receiving foreign aid...divided to show humanitarian and military portions...Palestinian aid doesn’t even make the list. Is it really so disproportionate?

 

[Coyote]

Why

My mistake, I thought it was all the Palestinians.

But the aid cuts are to all the Palestinians.

I wonder why.
Why don’t you send them money.

Why don’t you quit trolling?

You are trolling.
Every Thread you create on this situation is a Troll.
You have all the facts at your fingertips but still have an overwhelming amount of pity for a group of people who promote murder on a societal basis.

Do tell.

So you have the Internet and like someone suffering from autism you only look at one piece of information at a time.
It’s been beyond me for the last several years how you can’t seem to study the situation from 600AD and on and understand what’s going on at the present based on context.

I bet you blame Israel for the tunnels built by Hamas.

How interesting.

 

[flacaltenn]

There are like 90 countries worse off than them who are more in need of aide. They have been disproportionately given aide for decades. Time for them to grow up and be a State.

Then why is Israel getting aid?

Most of the aid that Israel gets is Military. And LARGELY it's DEFENSIVE military assistance. For instance the "Iron Dome" is a JOINT development anti-missile system that is the ONLY REASON -- Israel has not COMPLETELY leveled Gaza in the last few encounters.

Things like that INCREASE the peace and allow Israel to take more restrained responses when attacked. Without Iron Dome --- they probably would have re-occupied Gaza by now..

I actually don’t disagree with the aid we give Israel. I just find it ironic that some seem gleeful that the Palestinians are being stripped of aid that largely covers medical care, education, things like programs to improve cooperation between IsraeliS and Palestinians at community levels (in fact the money for that program was shifted to an internal Israeli program).

I can’t help but notice what seems like a celebratory attitude over this. Maybe I am to cynical, but these things usually hurt the people more than the leaders.

Your own OP article focuses almost exclusively on benefits to Gaza.. Read it again. I was wrong about USAID. The cuts are not out of the USAID foreign aid budget. They are reductions to programs that keep GAZA alive thru the UN relief agencies. It's all about pressuring HAMAS and Gaza IS currently a basket case.

This is not at all about the West Bank Palestinians. They STILL get USAID thru the PA. The PA just refuses to SHARE THAT AID with Hamas in the West Bank. Let's back up and realize what the game REALLY IS before you launch off on how this HURTS anything.

Hamas is shut off by the Palestinian Authority. You do realize that --- right? That's why the article focuses on benefits to Gaza thru the UN relief agencies.

My mistake, I thought it was all the Palestinians.

But the aid cuts are to all the Palestinians.

UNWRA relief and aid is focused almost EXCLUSIVELY on the embargoed Gaza Strip. I don't think much at all goes to the West Bank Palis. That's WHY --- we should focus this discussion realizing that the pressure is intended to fall almost EXCLUSIVELY on the Hamas leadership in Gaza.

Trump Admin is making the same mistake that the past 3 Presidents have. They are attempting to FORCE a unity national govt to exist. That's a foolish approach that only get phony peace accords.

Palis need to organize ON THEIR TERMS. And without the hugely powerful Federal level administration where the Arab biases and fears of cronyism are justified.

Local tribal, familial governance for each major Pali area. Then a WEAKER federal level that doesn't get to a strong man dictatorship like other Arab nation states. The Federal level is diplomacy, currency, judicial review, immigration and customs, etc....

 

[Sixties Fan]

[ What have the Palestinians and UNWRA have done with 11 Billion dollars since 1950? ]

U.S. aid to the Palestinians remains subject to several legislative conditions and robust oversight from Congress. Bilateral assistance since 1994 has totaled more than $5 billion, and contributions to UNRWA since 1950 have totaled more than $6 billion.

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS22967.pdf

 

[Sixties Fan]

Then why is Israel getting aid?

Most of the aid that Israel gets is Military. And LARGELY it's DEFENSIVE military assistance. For instance the "Iron Dome" is a JOINT development anti-missile system that is the ONLY REASON -- Israel has not COMPLETELY leveled Gaza in the last few encounters.

Things like that INCREASE the peace and allow Israel to take more restrained responses when attacked. Without Iron Dome --- they probably would have re-occupied Gaza by now..

I actually don’t disagree with the aid we give Israel. I just find it ironic that some seem gleeful that the Palestinians are being stripped of aid that largely covers medical care, education, things like programs to improve cooperation between IsraeliS and Palestinians at community levels (in fact the money for that program was shifted to an internal Israeli program).

I can’t help but notice what seems like a celebratory attitude over this. Maybe I am to cynical, but these things usually hurt the people more than the leaders.

Your own OP article focuses almost exclusively on benefits to Gaza.. Read it again. I was wrong about USAID. The cuts are not out of the USAID foreign aid budget. They are reductions to programs that keep GAZA alive thru the UN relief agencies. It's all about pressuring HAMAS and Gaza IS currently a basket case.

This is not at all about the West Bank Palestinians. They STILL get USAID thru the PA. The PA just refuses to SHARE THAT AID with Hamas in the West Bank. Let's back up and realize what the game REALLY IS before you launch off on how this HURTS anything.

Hamas is shut off by the Palestinian Authority. You do realize that --- right? That's why the article focuses on benefits to Gaza thru the UN relief agencies.

My mistake, I thought it was all the Palestinians.

But the aid cuts are to all the Palestinians.

UNWRA relief and aid is focused almost EXCLUSIVELY on the embargoed Gaza Strip. I don't think much at all goes to the West Bank Palis. That's WHY --- we should focus this discussion realizing that the pressure is intended to fall almost EXCLUSIVELY on the Hamas leadership in Gaza.

Trump Admin is making the same mistake that the past 3 Presidents have. They are attempting to FORCE a unity national govt to exist. That's a foolish approach that only get phony peace accords.

Palis need to organize ON THEIR TERMS. And without the hugely powerful Federal level administration where the Arab biases and fears of cronyism are justified.

Local tribal, familial governance for each major Pali area. Then a WEAKER federal level that doesn't get to a strong man dictatorship like other Arab nation states. The Federal level is diplomacy, currency, judicial review, immigration and customs, etc....

Trump is attempting to force Abbas and the PLO to come to the table to negotiate.

It has not worked before, it will not work now. As said previously, they will die continuing their Hudna until they "achieve" their goal.

 

[Sixties Fan]

None of us are happy to see people suffer! FFS. Is that the impression I've given over the past two years on this board?!

We only want the proper people to be responsible for, you know, THEIR people. Why is that so freaking difficult for the Palestinians?

Then again...why is that standard not applied across the board?

No I don’t think you are happy to see people suffer but they clearly will suffer.

Oh see a minute ago I thought you used the word gleeful.

Again, why can't the government of Palestine be required to provide health care to its own people? The US is. Even though people in the US suffer horrifically compared to Canadians with respect to health care.

Is it Canada's responsibility to provide health care to US citizens?

All governments should provide it. Why is Palestine singled out for special retribution?

It's not. Quite the contrary. Palestine has received a disproportionately large amount of aide. Scaling it back to more normal proportions commensurate with its resources and expectations is not retribution.

Is it scaled back...? Or cut?

Just as an FYI...Foreign aid by country: Who is getting the most — and how much? - Concern

Top ten countries receiving foreign aid...divided to show humanitarian and military portions...Palestinian aid doesn’t even make the list. Is it really so disproportionate?

Maybe the Palestinians did not make the list because they are "not" a country?

 

[Coyote]

Who is really affected by cutting humanitarian aid? Much of what is cut doesn’t go through the government. If the governments alone should be taking care of their people why are we giving any aid to anyone? Or does this only apply to the Palestinians?

And who is helped? Hamas.

Why Palestine?

Why not Eritrea? Yemen? Congo?

I'm going to ask the still unanswered question -- what is the OBJECTIVE standard?

When SHOUKD a country be required to look after its own citizens?

When they can. But we don’t even have a country here to talk about do we?

What is the objective standard for "they can"?

Why not Eritrea? Yemen? Congo?

Have we cut off aid to those three countries?

The Palestinians get FOURTEEN TIMES as much as aide as the Yemenis do per capita. And the Palestinians have FAR more resources.

Why should the Palestinians get many times the aide as a middle class country than the poorest most destitute countries get?

Seriously.

Ok...let’s look at aid. And some of the countries you mentioned.

Tracking Billions of Dollars in Foreign Aid in One Map

Israel 3.1B in economic aid
Congo 453M
West Bank/Gaza 417M
Yemen 305M

 

[Shusha]

None of us are happy to see people suffer! FFS. Is that the impression I've given over the past two years on this board?!

We only want the proper people to be responsible for, you know, THEIR people. Why is that so freaking difficult for the Palestinians?

Then again...why is that standard not applied across the board?

No I don’t think you are happy to see people suffer but they clearly will suffer.

Oh see a minute ago I thought you used the word gleeful.

Again, why can't the government of Palestine be required to provide health care to its own people? The US is. Even though people in the US suffer horrifically compared to Canadians with respect to health care.

Is it Canada's responsibility to provide health care to US citizens?

All governments should provide it. Why is Palestine singled out for special retribution?

It's not. Quite the contrary. Palestine has received a disproportionately large amount of aide. Scaling it back to more normal proportions commensurate with its resources and expectations is not retribution.

Is it scaled back...? Or cut?

Just as an FYI...Foreign aid by country: Who is getting the most — and how much? - Concern

Top ten countries receiving foreign aid...divided to show humanitarian and military portions...Palestinian aid doesn’t even make the list. Is it really so disproportionate?

None of us are happy to see people suffer! FFS. Is that the impression I've given over the past two years on this board?!

We only want the proper people to be responsible for, you know, THEIR people. Why is that so freaking difficult for the Palestinians?

Then again...why is that standard not applied across the board?

No I don’t think you are happy to see people suffer but they clearly will suffer.

Oh see a minute ago I thought you used the word gleeful.

Again, why can't the government of Palestine be required to provide health care to its own people? The US is. Even though people in the US suffer horrifically compared to Canadians with respect to health care.

Is it Canada's responsibility to provide health care to US citizens?

All governments should provide it. Why is Palestine singled out for special retribution?

It's not. Quite the contrary. Palestine has received a disproportionately large amount of aide. Scaling it back to more normal proportions commensurate with its resources and expectations is not retribution.

Is it scaled back...? Or cut?

Just as an FYI...Foreign aid by country: Who is getting the most — and how much? - Concern

Top ten countries receiving foreign aid...divided to show humanitarian and military portions...Palestinian aid doesn’t even make the list. Is it really so disproportionate?

It is when you consider total international aid per capita.

$396 a year is you are Palestinian. And $28 a year if you are Yemeni. Eritrea is even worse.

 

[Coyote]

Then again...why is that standard not applied across the board?

No I don’t think you are happy to see people suffer but they clearly will suffer.

Oh see a minute ago I thought you used the word gleeful.

Again, why can't the government of Palestine be required to provide health care to its own people? The US is. Even though people in the US suffer horrifically compared to Canadians with respect to health care.

Is it Canada's responsibility to provide health care to US citizens?

All governments should provide it. Why is Palestine singled out for special retribution?

It's not. Quite the contrary. Palestine has received a disproportionately large amount of aide. Scaling it back to more normal proportions commensurate with its resources and expectations is not retribution.

Is it scaled back...? Or cut?

Just as an FYI...Foreign aid by country: Who is getting the most — and how much? - Concern

Top ten countries receiving foreign aid...divided to show humanitarian and military portions...Palestinian aid doesn’t even make the list. Is it really so disproportionate?

Maybe the Palestinians did not make the list because they are "not" a country?

They are listed as West Bank.

 

[RoccoR]

RE: Reshaping US aid to the Palestinians
※→ Coyote, et al,

Like I said earlier, most productive aid is given to allies, to assist them in their human development projects. As you can see for yourself, reading the 2018 Human Development Index (and its components), Israel ranks 22 out of the 189 countries ranked. It is the than any of the Middle Eastern States, any State in the Arab League or Persian Gulf. It ranks higher than any African State, any State in Central Asia, and South East Asia.

Israel must be doing something right if the next highest ranked Arab League (including any State in the MIddle East and Persian Gulf, Africa, Central Asia, and South East Asia ) is #34 United Arab Emirates (UAE only independence in 1971, has witnessed an economic growth of 231 times to 1.45 trillion AED in 2013.), closely followed by #37 Qatar,* #39 Saudi Arabia and #48 Oman.

The State of Palestine ranked 119th; just above Iraq.

One observation to make is: You don't have to be among the richest nations of the world to direct your resources properly and develop in all the ways that Human Development benefits the citizenry.

✪ Excerpt of World Atlas Chart
On the basis of GDP (nominal) per capita, Qatar is the richest country among the 22 member states of the Arab League.
​

When Israel out ranks all it's (not so friendly - and then so) neighbors, then our aid to Israel is money well spent, and not going down the blackhole.

* Qatar is the richest country in the world with a per capita income of $124,930. Qatar has a well-developed oil exploration industry where the petroleum industry accounts for 70% of its government revenue, 60% of its GDP and 85% of its export earnings.

Who is really affected by cutting humanitarian aid? Much of what is cut doesn’t go through the government. If the governments alone should be taking care of their people why are we giving any aid to anyone? Or does this only apply to the Palestinians?
And who is helped? Hamas.

(COMMENT)

"Human development is about human freedoms. It is about building human capabilities—not just for a few, not even for most, but for everyone."ª The Arab Palestinians just don't get it. If they were to divert their attention to reinvesting in their country, instead of fight with police, attacking Israelis, and creating havoc, they could be much better off. But they have a corrupt and ineffective leadership. If all these JDs and PhD that make the videos that our friend "P F Tinmore" presents to us ⇒ focused their energies into building the self-governing institutions of tomorrow, the West Bank and Gaza Strip would not be in the shape it is in today.

____________________________________
​

ª Human development indices and indicators 2018 statistical update

Most Respectfully,
R

 

[RoccoR]

fRE: Reshaping US aid to the Palestinians
※→ P F Tinmore, et al,

You are looking at this all wrong.

Well... the bombs dropped on Gaza are made in the US. Missiles fired into Palestinian homes are made in the US. Bulldozers that are used to destroy Palestinian homes and farmland are made in the US. And on and on.

Don't think this goes unnoticed.

(COMMENT)

If the Hostile Arab Palestinians would adopt a peaceful relationship, instead of providing direct support for Jihadism, Fedayeen Activism, Hostile Insurgency Operations, Radicalized Islamic Behaviors, and Asymmetric Violence --- they wouldn't have bombs drop on them, a better credibility and a more receptive ear from the Israelis. But instead of helping to restore and ensure public order and safety, they do just the oppose.

And then they cry about the outcome.

Most Respectfully,
R

 

[P F Tinmore]

fRE: Reshaping US aid to the Palestinians
※→ P F Tinmore, et al,

You are looking at this all wrong.

Well... the bombs dropped on Gaza are made in the US. Missiles fired into Palestinian homes are made in the US. Bulldozers that are used to destroy Palestinian homes and farmland are made in the US. And on and on.

Don't think this goes unnoticed.

(COMMENT)

If the Hostile Arab Palestinians would adopt a peaceful relationship, instead of providing direct support for Jihadism, Fedayeen Activism, Hostile Insurgency Operations, Radicalized Islamic Behaviors, and Asymmetric Violence --- they wouldn't have bombs drop on them, a better credibility and a more receptive ear from the Israelis. But instead of helping to restore and ensure public order and safety, they do just the oppose.

And then they cry about the outcome.

Most Respectfully,
R

If the Hostile Arab Palestinians would adopt a peaceful relationship,

Perhaps if they were not in prison.

 

[Mindful]

No Jew was permitted to live in Judea and Samaria during the Jordanian occupation.

Looking back: the right of the Jewish people to settle in the WHOLE of the Mandated territory. Article 6 of the Mandate encouraged "close settlement by Jews on the land, including State lands not required for public use."

That was for Palestinian citizens.

Citizens of what? There was no country.