That’s $75,000,000 of American taxpayer money to repair damage that was caused by Hamas in its jihad war against Israel. The White House announced a couple of days ago that Blinken was leaving for the Middle East to “rebuild ties” with the Palestinians; that is exactly what he is doing, lavishly. Meanwhile, Hamas is gloating, knowing full well that the next time it launches rockets at Israel and Israel defends itself, the Palestinians will suffer as nothing more than tools to utilize in its war against the state of Israel. Then America will come to the rescue.
Hamas has faced no consequences; instead, it has been rewarded for its rocket attacks against Israeli citizens, and for the fine job it has done in purveying propaganda.
“Blinken Announces New US Disaster Relief for Gaza,” by Nike Ching, VOA News, May 25, 2021:
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will ask Congress for $75 million in assistance for Palestinians in Gaza following the recent cease-fire that brought an end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Blinken made the announcement after talks in Ramallah with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday.
“We know that the last round of violence is symptomatic of a larger set of issues that we have to address if we’re going to prevent its recurrence and that’s what we talked about today,” Blinken said. “We welcome the cease-fire that continues to hold but that’s not enough, we have to build on the cease-fire and try to move things in a genuinely positive direction.”
Blinken also reiterated Tuesday that the Biden administration’s belief that a two-state solution “is the only way to truly assure Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state. And, of course, to give the Palestinians the state that they’re entitled to.”
The top U.S. diplomat said the U.S. would reopen its consulate in Jerusalem after the Trump administration closed it in 2019, provide $5.5 million in immediate disaster assistance and more than $32 million for a United Nations emergency humanitarian relief campaign.
Blinken said the consulate’s reopening is “an important way for our country to engage with and provide support to the Palestinian people.”
Of the U.S.-designated terror group that controls Gaza, Blinken said “We will work to ensure that Hamas doesn’t benefit from these reconstruction efforts.”
Earlier in the day, the secretary of state underscored Israel’s right to defend itself as he visited Jerusalem on Tuesday as part of an effort to build on a cease-fire.
Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken said both Israel and the Palestinians experienced “profound” losses during the fighting, and that there is a lot of work ahead to restore hope, respect and trust.
“Casualties are often reduced to numbers, but behind every number is an individual human being — a daughter, a son, a father, a mother, a grandparent, a best friend,” said Blinken. “And as the Talmud teaches, to lose a life is to lose the whole world, whether that life is Palestinian or Israeli.”…
Infidel says
Hey, like I’ve been suggesting the last few days, toss it into the infrastructure bill, since it’s Hamas’ infrastructure that’s been destroyed by the Israelis. That way, the Pentagon too can get involved in infrastructure development – something that to the best of my knowledge, they don’t normally touch!
Ken Johnson says
restore, hope, respect and trust?? With muslems??
David Grisez says
This is a bad decision, because Hamas controls the Gaza area, none of this money will ever go to helping Palestinian people. Instead Hamas will take all this money to build more missiles and more underground tunnels to continue their fight against Israel.
maria says
It is a an insult, terrible insult. Biden and his nazi muslims should be indicted and send to Gitmo.
But first,the real Americans must fight this nazi fraudulent government.
Mr. Bolton was right, you must fight them
maria says
of course it is a terrible decision, but Biden and his all government said that “it is possible that the money we give them can be used against Israel”- that is clear racism antesimitism
rubiconcrest says
Of course they should get nothing for starting the shelling. They already got what they deserved, death, destruction and misery. Allah willed it.
James Lincoln says
Let me get this straight:
Hamas gets 75 million US tax dollars for firing around 4,340 rockets from the Gaza Strip toward Israel.
And Israel did not start the conflict – but only defended themselves.
If this goes through, the US would be rewarding terrorists…
Wellington says
Strongly seconded, James.
And Blinken is as pathetic as Pompeo was impressive. Dopes are now in charge of the American government, nowhere more so than in the State Department though there are many other “contenders.”
Spiro says
Of course Hamas needs to rebuild it’s arsenal
What better place than the fools in the US government
And fools who vote them in
gravenimage says
+1
Kenneth J Johnson says
Not one thin dime, never. Ken
John says
This would be like rebuilding Germany and Japan before Hitler and Tokyo surrendered.
JamesC. says
The Adolf Hitler Memorial Fund swings into action.
Funding Nazis is not my notion of a charity, sorry.
gravenimage says
Blinken to ask Congress for $75,000,000 to help Palestinians in Gaza
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Rewarding Muslims for attacking and murdering Israelis–one of our greatest allies. Just grotesque.
David M says
Blinken must have been blinking when the US debt clock of 28 trillion & counting reared its ugly head, he can’t see it at all.
https://www.usdebtclock.org/
john smith says
I have never heard of anything so ridiculous in my life, as giving $75,000 000 to those that started the conflict. Hamas knows now if they ever get a bit strapped for cash all they will have to do is lob a few missiles into Israel.
OLD GUY says
Tell Blinken to go to HELL. All this will do is give the Palestinian’s more arms to again attack Israel. Hate to have to tell the American political leadership that they are idiots, but they are. Islam wants Israel destroyed and the Jewish people killed world wide. Followed by any other religious group or person who won’t bow to the Muslim world domination. We and Israel can’t buy our way out of this problem. The Muslim/Islamic leadership want world Domination ruled by an Islamic Dictator and will kill everyone who gets in their way. If we don’t stop this domination now it will only get worse. They are going to kill us or enslave us if we don’t kill them first, it’s that simple. So STOP aiding the enemy.
mortimer says
The Pallies don’t need help. Half of the apartments built in Pally areas are empty because the youth have emigrated to stable Western countries.
Pally youth in the US are the main ones persecuting Jews.