Sunday May 7, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

Hamas is beginning to feel United States pressure.
And Hamas is striking back. Sort of.

The pressure:
The US is asking that banks do not to do business with Hamas.
Banks have already begun refusing to transfer Palestinian money to the Hamas -led government for fear of being branded as terrorist banks and blackballed.
The strike back:
Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al Zahar left a meeting with Arab League officials in Cairo and had a press conference. He threatened the banks saying that any bank refusing to transfer Palestinian funds will be boycotted by the Hamas PA.

I'm laughing, the Palestinians are serious.
Even Arab banks have asked Hamas to please take their money and leave.