“It was a small fish, actually, rather like a guppy.”
“No, no, Habibi Blair, it was more like a bluegill.”
“Ha, Monsieur Fayyad, it must have been a bass.”
“Herr Kouchner, I must disagree it was more like a salmon.”
Well the world just met to decide what amount ought to be given to the PA in order to keep it functioning. (Funny, but there was never any question whether it was a good idea to keep the PA as permanent mendicants to the international community. As Elder of Ziyon trenchantly observes, past history shows that the aid is conditioning, not conditional.)
The New York Times includes these two precious paragraphs in its report.
In a move significant both practically and symbolically, the Saudis pledged $500 million over three years.Many countries do not fulfill pledges that they make at such conferences. Egypt and other Arab countries are known for pledging funds to the Palestinian Authority that they do not deliver.
Last I checked Saudi Arabia was an Arab country. So if it behaves the way “other Arab countries” do, we can assume that the Saudi pledge was significant only symbolically.
The Washngton Post manages to pin the blame on Israel.
Events that followed the Nov. 27 Annapolis conference contributed to Palestinian resentment here and in the territories leading up to the Paris meeting. A week after both sides pledged to adhere to the U.S.-backed “road map” for peace — a plan launched in 2003 that calls for Israel to stop settlement activities and for Palestinians to disarm militant groups and boost security — Israel announced the construction of more than 300 homes on occupied land on the outskirts of Jerusalem.”I’ll be eager to implement all our commitments under the road map, and I expect the Israeli side to do the same, comprehensively, and without excuses from our side or theirs,” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the delegates. “I expect them to stop all settlement activities, without exceptions.”
In the meantime the article reports that American aid will go to Gaza from where the Qassams are being fired into “non-occupied” Israe. Apparently having its innocent victims targeted is not cause for as much “resentment” as is building apartments.
Infidel Bloggers Alliance finds another reason to blame Israel.
I’m sorry, but how do roadblocks cause the Palestinians to lose their money? Is everything the Jews fault? I don’t get it.
According to the POMED Wire, the answer is “yes.”. (Professor Noah Feldman of NYU is on the advisory board of this group. Given that they don’t seem to hold the Palestinians accountable, they appear more interested in fostering dependency, corruption and terror than democracy.)
Boker Tov Boulder summarizes things nicely
I’m so stunned. How could this be, that Israel is out of luck, the “donors” are out $7.4 billion, and the Palestinians take all? They win everything? They don’t have to risk anything, contribute anything, or pay anything back? They just repeat the same old promises that they’ve already broken, pocket the $7.4 billion, make more demands, and continue to attack our children? Just like that?And how did they manage to get 32% more than they said they wanted?
YidWithLid again links to a chart showing a correlation between increased aid and increased terror.
“I love fish jokes. I hope they tell another one just for the halibut.”
Crossposted at Soccer Dad.
