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- GIScope, on 01/20/2009, -45/+204The US should also send money to rebuild Gaza. After all, many of the missiles that killed the 1300+ people in Gaza were US Tax payers dollars financed or made in US.
digg me down and eat this: http://digg.com/world_news/CNN_Proves_Israel_Start ... - inactive, on 01/19/2009, -30/+175Great move from Saudi Arabia.
- winter360, on 01/20/2009, -9/+79the US will respond by donating a billion dollars to rebuild the Israeli ammunition supply
- themadrammer, on 08/18/2009, -12/+62Kind of like those billions of dollars the US sends to Israel to buy tanks and white phosophorus ammunition.
- themadrammer, on 08/18/2009, -13/+63Not much compared to the amount of money the US invests (rearms) in Israeli
- weeFred, on 01/20/2009, -30/+73Lets hope they use it to build a country, educate their people and start an economy instead of on weapons to target Israel with.
- bomb288, on 01/20/2009, -3/+40The U.S. owes Saudi Arabia about 1 trillion. Any money we send to them, we're not "giving it away," we're repaying them.
- poornbroken, on 01/20/2009, -5/+40I think this is an awesome gesture from the other Arab states! If they are able to convince the palestinians that their energy would be better spent on rebuilding and development than on fighting the israelis, i think it would be a step in the right direction.
- anteyekon4myst, on 01/20/2009, -4/+36It's actually in the best interest for the Arabs to have a peaceful Middle East because it will bring with it economic stability. Many countries are transitioning from Oil depots to financial and tourist havens. Arabs are business men. Its more likely that this money will be used to create Gaza Strip Malls and Falafle huts. Watch, they'll even serve kosher foods because it is good business.
- kakwakas, on 01/20/2009, -1/+33Or all the weapons and equipment the US gave to the Taliban.
- poornbroken, on 01/20/2009, -1/+29i think he meant to say one human life, palestinian or israeli, is more valuable than all the treasures of the world.
- themadrammer, on 08/18/2009, -1/+2230 Billion a year is even more money (The amount US give Israel). But then, I expect a lot of it to be diverted to better attack helicopters, tanks, and nuclear bombs to hit Arabs with.
- BiocDkT, on 01/20/2009, -1/+19 *rolls eyes* Who cares? Every year billions are pledged to Palestine, but it's rare to actually reach the average person. This $1B will go where all the other money has gone: Local government employee pockets and Israeli permits.
The Saudi King needs to keep his money and instead help push for reform that will actually help Palestine. - mediablitz, on 01/20/2009, -1/+19Don't Arab governments, including Saudi Arabia, already owe the Palestinian Authority hundreds of millions in "pledged" money?
They have done a lot of pledging, but very little delivering. - GIScope, on 01/20/2009, -1/+18and equally happy for the thousand more innocent people killed at the same occasion.
- dngermouse, on 01/20/2009, -7/+24This conflict is too much.. When will they learn? 100,000 more deaths?
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -3/+20No. We shouldn't send anymore ***** money anywhere until we fix our own country...which we could do fairly quickly if we quit making handouts to everyone on the planet.
- Lst01, on 01/20/2009, -6/+22While they're at it, they should stop spreading Wahhabism all over the world and start supporting moderate Muslims.
- silent128, on 01/20/2009, -4/+20I hope this goes to the people of Gaza not its leadership. With the amount of foreign aid donated to the region it should not be in the state it has been. I hope this ceasefire leaders to a change in the goals of Hamas.
- poornbroken, on 01/20/2009, -9/+24maybe invest in some bunkers and bull-dozer proof houses for their citizens...
- themadrammer, on 08/18/2009, -1/+15Better then the rest of the world which isn't doing anything.
Better then the US, which is helping the oppressors. - amoeba, on 01/20/2009, -3/+17fair enough, war sucks and I feel sorry for the innocent kids and families hurt here. the sooner peace comes the better.
- GIScope, on 01/20/2009, -3/+16says who? The same military spokesman who said the UN school had Hamas militants in it before bringing it down killing women and children with it?
- Relikh, on 01/20/2009, -2/+14Terrible move really. Hasn't the US taught them anything? If you really want to help them, you have to buy them weapons, not donate worthless money.
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -2/+14In other news USA to donate $4 billion to israel's military per year.
- MWeather, on 01/20/2009, -2/+14Israel is not the civilized world.
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -22/+33http://www.mideastweb.org/hamas.htm
Hamas Charter....
"There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors." - fuse13, on 01/20/2009, -0/+10or all the weapons the USA gave to Iraq... and Iran.
- smokesteam, on 01/20/2009, -3/+14Sad you got dugg down for telling the truth.
Its a fact people, Hamas exists to kill, destroy and make war. - niczar, on 01/20/2009, -3/+13Israel broke the ceasefire, and was keeping Gaza under an illegal blockade.
- k3rfuffl3, on 01/20/2009, -1/+11Indeed, Israel is just going to bomb the ***** out of it again
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -0/+9Bad second reply.
- wefarrell, on 01/20/2009, -0/+9Yeah, and the US could offer to resettle the entire population of Israel. Why should the Palestinians give up their land for peace?
- YoungLiar, on 01/20/2009, -2/+11this is shocking, the saudis are usually very greedy, and this is coming from an arab who hears this 24/7 it is very well known in the arabic world
- blowedupt, on 01/20/2009, -5/+14Finally Arabs standing up to support other Arabs, whatever the deeper motive.
- tzvika613, on 01/20/2009, -0/+8The area of the Gaza Strip is 139 square miles, which can be the size of a viable state. (Compare it to these states: Luxembourg: 1000 square miles; Bahrain: 253 square miles; Malta: 121 square miles; Liechtenstein: 62 square miles.)
The Gaza Strip's natural resources include arable land (about 1/3 of it is irrigated), and natural gas has recently been discovered.
Israeli settlers in the Gush Katif area erected greenhouses (which provided employment for hundreds of Palestinians), in which successful experimentation with new forms of agriculture took place. When Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in August, 2005, the greenhouses were purchased with funds raised by James Wolfensohn (former World Bank president) and were given to the collective Palestinian people to provide an economic resource. However, many greenhouses were looted and damaged. Palestinian Authority corruption also played a part in failure to take advantage of this resource.
The Gaza Strip's main trade partners are Israel, Egypt, and the West Bank. Its main agricultural products include olives, citrus fruits, vegetables, beef, and dairy products. Its main exports are citrus fruits and cut flowers. Its main imports are food, consumer goods, and construction materials.
Though it does not have a natural harbour, one was built in Gaza with international assistance, mostly from France and the Netherlands.
A railway line ran the length of the Strip along its center, which connected to Egypt's and Israel's railway systems, but it has been abandoned. (Little trackage remains, but the line can easily be restored.)
Yasser Arafat International Airport opened in late 1998, but was closed in October, 2000 by Israeli orders. Its runway has been destroyed by the Israel Defense Forces in December, 2001.
The Gaza Strip has all the requirements of a sustainable economy.
Once peace reigns, the Gaza Strip can be reconstructed and redeveloped to the point where it could be a productive, sustainable independent state. The desirability of the Gaza Strip as an independent state, however, is a separate subject. - FairDinkumMate, on 01/20/2009, -5/+13Why is it when the US has to pay someone else, it's unfair & boo-hoo, but when someone else has to pay the US(pharma's, Microsoft, etc) it's oh well good for us?
Does OPEC have a monopoly, like say Microsoft?(OPEC = 55%, Microsoft = 95%)
But of course if the US is complaining about oil then their natural resource, agricultural sectors are open to competition unlike OPEC, right? There aren't tariff's on products produced in other countries that compete with the US like ethanol, steel, corn, sugar, lamb, beef, etc??? - Billistic, on 01/20/2009, -2/+10ugh.
I wish people would stop being pawns. - kingmanic, on 01/20/2009, -1/+9In a way such conflicts are good for both the Palestinian Government and the Israeli Government. Israel can go to the US and say "hey see that! the Arabs are out to get us! give us more money" and the Palestinians can go to the middle east and a few other Muslim nations and go "hey see that! The Israel destroyed my country! give me some money!"
The Major difference is the US generally gives what they commit to if it's Israel while the Saudis and other Palestine supporters (Libya, Kuwait, Qatar) promise big and deliver small.
Gaza has a GDP of about 770 million so the Saudi's are proposing giving more than the yearly GDP of Gaza. - themadrammer, on 08/18/2009, -4/+11Not much money compared to the amount of money the US invests (rearm) Israeli.
American dollars go into buying Attack Helicopters. Not home made rockets. - cowman80i9, on 01/20/2009, -3/+10Brilliant Political Move
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -2/+9Hey, I personally think it's a good idea to do that.
- lukedamonkey, on 01/20/2009, -1/+8@Officespacing
more like tanks and rockets xD - andarnold, on 01/20/2009, -11/+18Mmm, glad to see that oil money going to something other than funding terrorist organizations.
Oh wait. - Prosequi, on 01/20/2009, -1/+8Interestingly, Israel and Egypt are two of the top recipients of US aid. Jordan is also towards the top of that list.
- jhbarr, on 01/20/2009, -1/+8I'll believe it when the check clears.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ... - Aixxt, on 01/20/2009, -0/+7Arabs themselves are Semites so how those hating yourself work in the end???
- prowlerjm, on 01/20/2009, -0/+7winner!
- lurrker, on 01/20/2009, -0/+6Wake me up when humans support other humans, w/o a deeper motive.
- praisethelard, on 01/20/2009, -8/+14They'll probably infuse whatever they're doing with some form of Wahhabism.
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