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By Micah Halpern
Friday March 13, 2009 I've Been Thinking: Mention US foreign policy and Hamas in the same sentence and I see red flags waving. Red Flag # 1: Senator John Kerry visits Damascus, Syria and announces that the Syrians can play a role in uniting Hamas and Fatah. The Syrians back Hamas, the Syrians are in cahoots with Hamas, the Syrians rely on Hamas. Red Flag # 2: Last week's Donors' Conference in Egypt where the US pledged $900 million in aid to Gaza and the West Bank (300 million for Gaza, 600 million for the West Bank). Yesterday, finally, a formal statement was released saying that the giving of the money is not an absolute given. No money can get to Gaza without Hamas. Red Flag # 3: Now the Obama administration has said that should the Palestinians establish a unity government between Hamas and Fatah that does not meet a basic standard (i.e., recognizing Israel as a minimum) then the Administration will have to rethink their stance on the aid. Hamas will not and cannot accept Israel. I am becoming more and more skeptical of United States policy towards Hamas. Read my new book THUGS. It's easy. Just click. 4 June 2017 12:13 PM in Thoughts
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