NZAID Supports Hamas
From yesterday's NZ Herald.
New Zealand has made a contribution towards an aid package to help the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority.
The World Bank approved a US$42 million ($65 million) aid package to help the Authority until Islamic militant group Hamas forms the next government.
An NZAID spokeswoman said the $500,000 from New Zealand was a standard humanitarian assistance allocation.
"The Palestinian Authority is facing a fiscal short-fall and NZAID has supported governance reform efforts and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people," the spokeswoman said. "It's basically for humanitarian efforts."
The Palestinian Authority is now controlled by Hamas, a terrorist organisation which since 2,000 has masterminded at least 60 suicide bombings against Israelis.
New Zealand has made a contribution towards an aid package to help the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority.
The World Bank approved a US$42 million ($65 million) aid package to help the Authority until Islamic militant group Hamas forms the next government.
An NZAID spokeswoman said the $500,000 from New Zealand was a standard humanitarian assistance allocation.
"The Palestinian Authority is facing a fiscal short-fall and NZAID has supported governance reform efforts and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people," the spokeswoman said. "It's basically for humanitarian efforts."
The Palestinian Authority is now controlled by Hamas, a terrorist organisation which since 2,000 has masterminded at least 60 suicide bombings against Israelis.
posted by Trevor Loudon at
3/09/2006 10:52:00 AM
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