US Gaza Aid Threatened to Be Suspended

Tired of talking about the ailing US and World economy? How about a nice change of pace? We can talk about a lighter topic like the Middle East and the prospect of peace there.

I never thought I'd see the day that the current Administration does anything other than denigrate Israel, but I must give credit where credit is due. Can you imagine Hamas trying to bilk the very Amercian nonprofit organizations that are there out of the goodness of many American's hearts to help the people of Gaza? Imagine the audacity. Sounds like Somalia to me. Maybe we should pack it all up and retract back onto the North American Continent.

US Gaza Aid Threatened to Be Suspended

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/1 ... 25472.html

JERUSALEM -- The U.S. will cut $100 million in American aid money to Palestinians in Gaza if the territory's Hamas rulers continue with "unwarranted audits" of local American nonprofit organizations, a state department official said Friday.

The American threat came in response to a growing attempt by Hamas to exert control over the international organizations that support the many impoverished Palestinians among Gaza's population of 1.5 million people.

This week, Hamas shut down the U.S.-financed International Medical Corps after it refused to submit to a Hamas audit.