 | Sigh. You knew this was coming. The EU has been panting to get aid into the hands of the poor Paleos, and since Hamas refuses to budge the EU will just have to cave in. Ramadan is just an excuse. You have to wonder if there is any limit at all to Euro venality. |
BRUSSELS - The European Union has begun distributing 40 million euros ($51 million) of aid to 40,000 of the poorest Palestinian families at the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the EUÂ’s executive said on Monday.
It also called for new cash to expand an aid scheme set up by Middle East peace mediators to alleviate hardship following US and European bans on direct aid to the Palestinian Authority after the Islamist group Hamas won a January election.
| The whole point was hardship: the Paleo people were free to vote in a gang of bloodthirsty killers as their new gummint, but they then had to live with the consequences. The EU, of course, doesn't believe in consequences, so they'll let the Paleos off the hook. |
“To make a difference, we will need new donors to come forward to support the temporary international mechanism,” EU External Affairs Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said of the scheme, devised to channel international aid to Palestinians while bypassing the Authority.
A spokeswoman said the new aid would be distributed in cash via local banks and amount to 270 euros per person. It will go to Palestinian families whose normal welfare support was cut off in February because of the AuthorityÂ’s cash crisis.
| Just in time for the traditional Ramadan gift people make to the Widows Ammunition Fund. |
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