Israel Matzav

Europeans spurn their own in favor of the 'Palestinians'

How much do the Europeans hate Israel? Consider this: Last week, the European Union provided 24.7 million Euros in additional aid to the 'Palestinians' while refusing to give money to Greece, which is a member of the EU. In fact, the Euros have provided more than 1.2 billion Euros of aid since 2008. Do the 'Palestinians' need additional aid? The picture at the top is of Ramallah's luxury Movenpick Hotel. Someone is staying in it, and I can guarantee you that they don't get enough Jews from Israel to keep the place open. Here's Tom Gross.

Besides the disturbing fact that in the past large amounts of European taxpayers’ money has been siphoned off into the bank accounts of corrupt Palestinian officials, or used to buy arms, what is startling is that the decision was made on the same day that the EU leadership announced that it can’t give Greece previously promised funds to pay its debts until it takes additional austerity measures, including the dismissal of thousands of superfluous civil servants and a cut in health expenditures.

And yet the EU prefers not to notice how many Palestinian civil servants are superfluous and, as reader Elliot Green notes, some of them are involved in creating and spreading hate propaganda against Jews.

As noted in a dispatch on this website last summer, “the billions that pour into the West Bank mean the Palestinian Authority does not need to try very hard to deliver the services expected by voters, it also stifles the private sector, inflates wages and causes an internal ‘brain drain’. No Palestinian business can compete with European and American-funded NGOs which routinely triple what a local firm would pay. Many NGOs fork out ‘danger money’ and even ‘hardship payments’ to both local and international staff (who then dine daily at the many expensive West Bank and Gaza restaurants) which further undermines the ability of local private businesses to hire.”

The Greeks are held to standards and demands are made of them. But (as Green points out) there are no ultimatums made to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who continues to hold rallies honoring terrorists, name public institutions after suicide bombers, and teach hatred and incitement to Palestinian children.

Yes, but giving the money to Greece wouldn't hurt the Jews or Israel.

The Europeans continue on their quest to - God forbid - finish what they started 70 years ago.

Labels: European Union, Greece, Palestinian Authority donors

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:51 AM