US Pledges $900 Million To Palestinians
Monday, March 16, 2009 (10:42 am)
By Rodney Drinnen Worthy News International Correspondent
WASHINGTON/GAZA CITY (Worthy News) -- Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and the West Bank were awaiting Monday, March 16, the arrival of $900 million pledged by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton despite an economic crisis at home, to help achieve a Palestinian state "that is peaceful" and "responsible".
In comments monitored by Worthy News, Clinton said she made the promise at the international donors conference for rebuilding the Gaza Strip, in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, on March 2.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said $300 million of the total aid package will go to help rebuild Gaza following the recent fighting with Israel, but stressed that none of the money will benefit Hamas militants, who do not recognize Israel's right to exist.
Critics have said however it will be difficult to monitor whether tax payers money will not end up in the hand of militants. The United States was among 71 states attending the Egypt gathering along with 16 regional, international, and financial organizations who raised billions of dollars to boost the Palestinian Authority, which controls the West Bank, and help rebuild Gaza.
They raised $4.5 billion dollars on top of $700 million already previously pledged by the international community, nearly twice as much than planned.
A delighted Egyptian foreign minister called the amount "beyond our expectations".
Britain's International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander, pledged £30 million to rebuild houses, schools, and hospitals in Gaza. "There is a desperate need for tough restrictions on the supply of goods to be relaxed," he said, demanding next that "Israel must do the right thing and allow much-needed goods to get through to those men, women and children who continue to suffer."
The Gulf Cooperation Council, a Middle East aid fund, vowed to contribute $1.65 billion over the next five years to ease Gaza's humanitarian situation and help its social and economic reconstruction. Among other nations, Saudi Arabia has pledged $1 billion for the Palestinians, Qatar $250 million and Algeria $100 million.
Last year, Saudi Arabia already pledged to pay for the reconstruction of all buildings demolished in Gaza by previous deadly Israeli incursions.
Health Minister Hamad Al-Manie had said that King Abdullah had ordered the reconstruction as part of the kingdom's support for the Palestinian people and their cause.
"The king has ordered the reconstruction of Palestinian houses at the expense of the Saudi government," Al-Manie said during a press conference in Egypt on Thursday, quoted Arabic daily Al-Jaz.
WASHINGTON/GAZA CITY (Worthy News) -- Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and the West Bank were awaiting Monday, March 16, the arrival of $900 million pledged by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton despite an economic crisis at home, to help achieve a Palestinian state "that is peaceful" and "responsible".
In comments monitored by Worthy News, Clinton said she made the promise at the international donors conference for rebuilding the Gaza Strip, in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, on March 2.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said $300 million of the total aid package will go to help rebuild Gaza following the recent fighting with Israel, but stressed that none of the money will benefit Hamas militants, who do not recognize Israel's right to exist.
Critics have said however it will be difficult to monitor whether tax payers money will not end up in the hand of militants. The United States was among 71 states attending the Egypt gathering along with 16 regional, international, and financial organizations who raised billions of dollars to boost the Palestinian Authority, which controls the West Bank, and help rebuild Gaza.
They raised $4.5 billion dollars on top of $700 million already previously pledged by the international community, nearly twice as much than planned.
A delighted Egyptian foreign minister called the amount "beyond our expectations".
Britain's International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander, pledged £30 million to rebuild houses, schools, and hospitals in Gaza. "There is a desperate need for tough restrictions on the supply of goods to be relaxed," he said, demanding next that "Israel must do the right thing and allow much-needed goods to get through to those men, women and children who continue to suffer."
The Gulf Cooperation Council, a Middle East aid fund, vowed to contribute $1.65 billion over the next five years to ease Gaza's humanitarian situation and help its social and economic reconstruction. Among other nations, Saudi Arabia has pledged $1 billion for the Palestinians, Qatar $250 million and Algeria $100 million.
Last year, Saudi Arabia already pledged to pay for the reconstruction of all buildings demolished in Gaza by previous deadly Israeli incursions.
Health Minister Hamad Al-Manie had said that King Abdullah had ordered the reconstruction as part of the kingdom's support for the Palestinian people and their cause.
"The king has ordered the reconstruction of Palestinian houses at the expense of the Saudi government," Al-Manie said during a press conference in Egypt on Thursday, quoted Arabic daily Al-Jaz.
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The next American cival war is in the wind, I can smell it, I’ve prepared my heart for it, and althouth reluctant to go there, this administration appears to leave me no choice. So be it. God willing may the victory be ours, for His glory. Amen.
Where is all this money coming from???
In the words of Alan Keyes, “This is insanity and it’s going to ruin our country!”
And what about Israel?!
ARE WE TRYING TO HELP THE TERRORIST SO THEY CAN DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN?
sure ,,,give them our money to buy more rockets to aim at isreal,,,, we will pay a dear price for such stupidy,,not to mention our lords homeland,,,,,,,,
p, s, SO INDIRECTLY OUR COUNTRY WILL BE BOMBING ,,ISREAL,,,,,PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF ISREAL,AND GOD FORBIDE THAT HE SHOULD JUDGE US,,,,,,,,
America is very generous with the Arab countries isn’t’ it! What about Louisiana after the passage of Kathryn leaving devastation behind? What have the mighty rich Arab countries done on behave of what the U.S. always have done, giving up their finest boys to the altar, so that peace can be maintained in this world? Have they proposed to give America money to rebuild Louisiana? Is Louisiana rebuild today? NO!
Do the Arab countries give a lot of money to terrorist to attack and destroy western countries? YES they do. Did they proposed some money to excuse what Bin Laden, (one of them) has done at 9/11 and the lost of +- 5000 fine American citizen? They laugh at us, showing us, how ridiculously weak we are. You know why? Because they hate us. But nevertheless, they accept the money we send to them and see it as a victory upon us. They don’t know that we can be charitable to others and that we can love them through Jesus. They teach them from their childhood to hate us, telling them that we are evil in stead of teaching them to love their fellow men around the world. To die for their god with a belt full of explosives is the finest thing to do for them. The mothers who give a son or a daughter to die has a martyr, receive 25.000 $ from the Arab community.
By the way, Yasser Arafat who was a terrorist and the first President of Palestine and who died, few year ago leaving behind him Chaos and anarchy , well just before dying, he stole his fellow Palestinian for more than 350 million $ which was sent from the US to pay his administrations employees. well my friends, today, his widow is enjoying a wealthy life in Paris, with which was, ones, our money! This is being an Arab.
So why do we give them all that money? That is what we call ‘GEOPOLITCS‘…
and as we say in French ‘ Pour la raison d’Etat’
I’ am very disappointed in man, but very confident in our mighty God witch from His throne of glory has control of all things.
Hallelujah!
Yo! Uncle Sam. Why give so much money to terrorists. Don’t tell us that Americans are all rich & need no assistance! No need to please the terrorists, cause they will never appreciate what you’re doing to them. In their eyes, America is just an immoral, infidel nation which does not deserve their respects!
[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said $300 million of the total aid package will go to help rebuild Gaza following the recent fighting with Israel, but stressed that none of the money will benefit Hamas militants, who do not recognize Israel's right to exist.]
The clintonista’s are back and the majority of Americans are blind sheep and will destroy our once Christian nation and all the wealth our forefathers have accumalated , this I believe is a judgement of God but most do not believe God and His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, Lord and Saviour and coming King of the whole earth. The seven year tribulation is being set right before our eyes and we should take comfort that the time of the Lord’s return is near.
He will rule and reign over all the earth from Israel as God has said in His Holy Scriptures. Come Lord Jesus, rule and reign in the midst of all thine enemies.
Psalm 2 (King James Version)
1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
0Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
You have GOT to be kidding me!! We can barely take care of our OWN country, with “bail-outs,” and other such nonsense, and now they want to give money to Gaza?? I am REAL interested to know how they figure “none of the money is going to benefit Hamas”! How is Hillary going to assure us of that, I wonder? Actually, that point is even moot. Charity is a wonderful thing, but it seems to me our country needs to worry about taking care of itself first. We would be of no good to anyone if our economy collapses. How could Hillary justify giving money to them? Of ALL the “worthy causes” in the world, why on earth does she choose a terrorist hotbed like Gaza? God have mercy on us.
Thank you Mrs. Clinton! Sure, let’s give the Palestinians money for “peace”, when they’ll only be at peace when they wrest the land of Canaan away from the people that it was promised to! The Muslims will only ever be “peaceful” when Israel is theirs (Quite possibly started back at Hagar and Ishmael, who may have been the father of Islam) and the world is totally Muslim, so why give them money we don’t have and can’t afford to give away all willy-nilly like that? These are troubling times indeed, but at least these headlines all point to the Tribulation! Soon, we will meet our Lord in the clouds and rejoice with Him and His Father! We won’t have to endure the second Seal, which this may very well be a predecessor to! Praise God in all His glory that He will save us from the judgments upon this Christ-rejecting world! Even so, come Lord Jesus!
God save Palestine