US Congress officialy confirms blocking Palestinian aid after UN statehood bid

[DarkPast]

In a provocative move, the US Congress has blocked nearly $200 million of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, intended for food, health care and development initiatives.
Palestinian Authority spokesman Ghassan Khatib condemned the decision, as “unjustified.” He told Britain’s Independent newspaper, which first broke the news on Saturday, “These are mainly humanitarian and development projects, it is another kind of collective punishment which is going to harm the needs of the public without making any positive contribution.”


Full article here: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/oct2011/isra-o05.shtml

[Veovis]

OK, I'm more than a little disgusted by this.

I wonder what was the official excuse Congress used to block the funds? :thumbdown:

[ВАЛТЕР]

And then they wonder why Palestinians fight against the Israelis tooth and nail? They have nothing, what options are left for them? To die of hunger and sickness, or to die fighting the enemy? That's it, those are their options.

[GPDP]

They don't even care to put up the pretense of caring about the Palestinians now, do they?

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I'm somehow less than surprised.

[Smyg]

American foreign policy is fucked up. Business as usual.