Official: US aid to Gaza to top $900 million

Dantheman62 · 02-24-2009, 06:49 AM

First we let Israel bomb the s...t out of them and then we donate to help rebuild them, that we can't afford to do! Is there something wrong with this picture?

JERUSALEM – The United States is preparing to donate more than $900 million for the reconstruction of Gaza, a U.S. official said Monday, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to attend a donors conference for the war-ravaged territory next week.

Israeli and Palestinian officials said earlier Monday that Clinton will visit Israel and the West Bank during the first week of March for her first trip to the region as America's top diplomat.

Clinton said during her Asia trip this month that she would attend an international donors conference in Egypt on March 2 to discuss reconstruction in Gaza.

She provided no other details, but a U.S. official in the United States said Monday that the Obama administration's donation will likely top $900 million in humanitarian and rebuilding aid to the Palestinian Authority to help Gaza recover from Israel's offensive against Hamas last month.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the donation had not received final approval, said the exact amount was still to be determined.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/...i_ea/israel_us

02-24-2009, 06:49 AM	#1
Dantheman62 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: So. Cal. U.S. Posts: 4,205	Official: US aid to Gaza to top $900 million First we let Israel bomb the s...t out of them and then we donate to help rebuild them, that we can't afford to do! Is there something wrong with this picture? JERUSALEM – The United States is preparing to donate more than $900 million for the reconstruction of Gaza, a U.S. official said Monday, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to attend a donors conference for the war-ravaged territory next week. Israeli and Palestinian officials said earlier Monday that Clinton will visit Israel and the West Bank during the first week of March for her first trip to the region as America's top diplomat. Clinton said during her Asia trip this month that she would attend an international donors conference in Egypt on March 2 to discuss reconstruction in Gaza. She provided no other details, but a U.S. official in the United States said Monday that the Obama administration's donation will likely top $900 million in humanitarian and rebuilding aid to the Palestinian Authority to help Gaza recover from Israel's offensive against Hamas last month. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the donation had not received final approval, said the exact amount was still to be determined. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/...i_ea/israel_us