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In Light Of Palestinian Unity Deal, U.S. Threatens To Cut Aid To P.A.

By Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies – April 28, 2011

The United States issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing the provisional unity deal signed between the rival Fateh movement of President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Hamas movement. The U.S. said that such a deal could lead Washington to cut U.S.. aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.).

According to Your Jewish News, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. House Affairs Chairwoman, issued a statement denouncing the unity deal, and stating that under existing U.S. laws, the P.A. cannot receive funds from the U.S.

Ros-Lehtinen further stated that Abbas’s reaching out to Hamas, and his efforts for reconciliation “with a group considered by the U.S.. as a terrorist organization, will oblige Washington to end its aid”.

She said that should the P.A. in the West Bank reconcile with Hamas, “it will be aligning itself with a terrorist group that seeks death and destruction to Israel”.

Since the P.A. was established in mid-nineties, the United States has provided it with financial aid that amounts to more than $3.5 billion. It is also the largest donor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the region. Israel receives more than 3.6 Billion a year from the United States.

The Jewish News said that a White House official also dubbed Hamas as a terrorist group, adding that any government in Palestine must “renounce violence” and respect previously signed peace deals.

Several Republican and Democratic congress members are pushing towards freezing all aid to the P.A. under the claim that the Fateh-Hamas unity is “a recipe for terror”. … Full article

See also:

Obama regime rejects Palestinian reconciliation bid

Ma’an – 28/04/2011

WASHINGTON — The United States supports Palestinian reconciliation on terms “which promote the cause of peace,” the White House said Wednesday after Hamas and Fatah signed a deal in Cairo.

Hamas, however, “is a terrorist organization which targets civilians,” said spokesman Tommy Vietor.

“To play a constructive role in achieving peace, any Palestinian government must accept the Quartet principles and renounce violence, abide by past agreements, and recognize Israel’s right to exist,” he said.

April 28, 2011 - Posted by | Ethnic Cleansing, Racism, Zionism, Progressive Hypocrite

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