Monday May 16, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

The Prime Minister's Office of the Palestinian Authority announced that Israel will be transferring the tax money that had been held up ever since the unity agreement between Hamas and the PA was announced.

Originally the Israelis had said that they cannot pass money to a Hamas government, even if the money actually rightly belongs to them, if the money was going to go to be used for attacks against Israel. How could they?

The PA assured Israel that the money would not be used to attack Israel. They had received assurances, they said. What assurances? The PA has been incapable of reigning in Hamas since elections of 2006 when Hamas won the popular vote.

The problem is not just the direct use of money ... it is sponsoring an agency or a group that supports terror and that is now their partner.

Given the new agreement between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority it is hard to believe that Hamas will toe the line. It is hard to believe that the PA will be able to divorce itself from Hamas' actions and activities.

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