Citaat:
Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door werkgroep morkhoven
De Verenigde Staten steunden de inval in Libanon en men weet wat daarvan het resultaat is geweest. De Verenigde Staten hebben ook altijd de Israëlische politiek ten opzichte van Palestina gesteund.
De VS is de belangrijkste wapenleverancier aan Israël.
Zowel Palestina als Libanon zijn door de Israëlische bombardementen en tankoperaties, in een puinhoop herschapen.
Het is dan ook belachelijk om over een paar waterpompen te spreken die de VS aan Palestina zou hebben geschonken.
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werkgroep,
Je moet je beeld van de VS misschien wat aanpassen na 't lezen van 't hiernavolgende :
U.S. to Provide Palestinians Additional $50 Million in Aid
State Department fact sheet May 11
The United States will provide an additional $50 million in assistance to Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, the State Department announced in a fact sheet May 11.
The additional funds, which will be used towards loans for businesses to create jobs and other economic initiatives, brings the total U.S. assistance to the Palestinians to $125 million for the year 2003. According to the fact sheet, the United States has given over $700 million in assistance to the Palestinians since 1996.
"The United States is committed to helping the Palestinians recover from the deep economic crisis that the West Bank and Gaza now face, and will continue working with other donors to respond to the Palestinians' humanitarian needs and support development of the institutions of Palestinian statehood," said the fact sheet.
U.S. financial assistance is provided to contractors and non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and Gaza for specifically identified projects and initiatives.
Following is the text of a State Department fact sheet announcing supplemental assistance to the Palestinians:
(For Internal Use Only)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
(Jerusalem)
May 11, 2003
FACT SHEET
$50 Million in Supplemental U.S. Assistance for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
The United States is pleased to announce an additional $50 million in assistance to Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. These funds will go directly toward improving Palestinian lives: rebuilding infrastructure, creating jobs, and reinvigorating the Palestinian economy. This $50 million comes in addition to $75 million in U.S. assistance being provided this year for U.S. assistance programs in the West Bank and Gaza, and
over $700 million the United States has provided since 1996.
With this $50 million, the United States will repair and rebuild critical roads, boosting economic opportunity, increasing access to services, and creating temporary jobs for thousands of Palestinians. The funds will support business, including loans for small and medium enterprises that will help them recover from the economic crisis. The funding will also support Palestinian civil reform, including the Palestinian Legislative Council, the Palestinian judiciary and civil society organizations. We will expand our emergency health and humanitarian assistance, including funding of food programs and delivery of pharmaceuticals to Palestinian health clinics.
The United States is committed to helping the Palestinians recover from the deep economic crisis that the West Bank and Gaza now face, and will continue working with other donors to respond to the Palestinians' humanitarian needs and support development of the institutions of Palestinian statehood.
The United States does not provide any financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, or affiliated groups. U.S. financial assistance is provided to contractors and non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and Gaza for specifically identified projects and initiatives.
(end fact sheet)
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site:
http://usinfo.state.gov)