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crumbbum · 06-18-2003, 08:53 PM

And actually, in addition to the huge sums of money poured in by the EU and whatnot, the US does in fact give a lot ofmoney to them as well (though not as much as Israel). In terms of military aid, this is mostly because Israel is surrounded by enemies who have tried in the past and will likely try again in the future to destroy Israel. No one is trying to destroy the Palestinians at all. Military aid to them is not only not needed, but would be used to kill more civilians. Actually, I read recently that Bush authorized something like 200 million dollars to be given to the new Palestinian security force. The security force created during the Oslo accords, which Israel armed, never fought terrorism as was it's stated purpose- in fact, the same guns were turned on Israelis when most of the police officers participated in terrorist attacks against Israel. It has yet to be seen whether this time things will be any different. I hope that my government isn't funding the murder of civilians.

But anyway, the Palestinians get plenty of money. Unfortunately, most of it is diverted to terror groups and/or skimmed off the top by the corrupt Palestinian leaders (Arafat has a personal fortune of over 300 million), while the people nearly starve. This is done deliberately, to make it look like Israel is responsible for the humanitarian conditions that result. The suffering of the Palestinians has been exploited all along for political ends. They are not only the only refugees in history never to be repatriated anywhere after 55 years, but they also remain in the same squallid camps. Like I said above, when Israel offered to build them better places to live, the arab countries refused. If the Palestinians weren't suffering, Arafat and the Palestinian leadership wouldn't be able to blame Israel for all of their problems. It's pretty sick. In almost every area (politics, schools, tactics, media) you will see what little regard for human life the Arab leaders have. It is no coincidence that the Arab Middle East is home to the most atrocious human rights abuses in the world (honor killings, gruesome capital punishment, murder of dissidents, female circumcision, etc.).

06-18-2003, 08:53 PM	#87 (permalink)
crumbbum Crazy Location: CT,NYC,NJ(have been all over)	And actually, in addition to the huge sums of money poured in by the EU and whatnot, the US does in fact give a lot ofmoney to them as well (though not as much as Israel). In terms of military aid, this is mostly because Israel is surrounded by enemies who have tried in the past and will likely try again in the future to destroy Israel. No one is trying to destroy the Palestinians at all. Military aid to them is not only not needed, but would be used to kill more civilians. Actually, I read recently that Bush authorized something like 200 million dollars to be given to the new Palestinian security force. The security force created during the Oslo accords, which Israel armed, never fought terrorism as was it's stated purpose- in fact, the same guns were turned on Israelis when most of the police officers participated in terrorist attacks against Israel. It has yet to be seen whether this time things will be any different. I hope that my government isn't funding the murder of civilians. But anyway, the Palestinians get plenty of money. Unfortunately, most of it is diverted to terror groups and/or skimmed off the top by the corrupt Palestinian leaders (Arafat has a personal fortune of over 300 million), while the people nearly starve. This is done deliberately, to make it look like Israel is responsible for the humanitarian conditions that result. The suffering of the Palestinians has been exploited all along for political ends. They are not only the only refugees in history never to be repatriated anywhere after 55 years, but they also remain in the same squallid camps. Like I said above, when Israel offered to build them better places to live, the arab countries refused. If the Palestinians weren't suffering, Arafat and the Palestinian leadership wouldn't be able to blame Israel for all of their problems. It's pretty sick. In almost every area (politics, schools, tactics, media) you will see what little regard for human life the Arab leaders have. It is no coincidence that the Arab Middle East is home to the most atrocious human rights abuses in the world (honor killings, gruesome capital punishment, murder of dissidents, female circumcision, etc.). __________________ Truth is peace. We are all souls in bodies.