Jizya Restarts

The Hamas-Fatah civil war is really paying dividends right now.

The European Union has agreed to transfer 4 million euros (approximately $5 million) to the coffers of the Palestinian Authority government, effectively ending a freeze by Western nations on funding the Hamas terrorist-led entity.

EU taxpayer's funds into the hands of genocidal terrorists. So much for "never again".

The Quartet, of which the European Union is a member as well as the United States, Russia and the United Nations, declared a freeze on funding to the PA until the Hamas-led government officially recognizes the State of Israel, renounces terrorism and fulfills past agreements.

And despite the fact that Hamas have done none of these things the jizya is flowing again. Just in time for the summer offensive against Israel that seems to be looming.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has recently returned to pressuring Israel into releasing the funds [taxes denied the PA], despite America’s ban against transferring money to Hamas.

In explaining her actions, she told The Associated Press, "I understand the Israelis' concerns about what might happen to tax revenue, but we think that there are mechanisms that they could use in the ways that they have in the recent past to support important activities."

Oh that's all right then- you "think" that you can stop Hamas using the money to attack Israeli civilians. The US is handing tax dollars hand over fist to train and arm Fatah and their "off-shoot" the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade so why should she be concerned about Hamas getting their hands on millions more dollars? The US is already funding and arming terrorists- I guess Condi thinks that their rival terrorists need a bit more cash to keep the playing field level?

It's incredible- the US was giving money to Fatah to provide them with an edge over the less palatable Hamas, training them so that the "extremists" couldn't take over. But now that Hamas are on the verge of winning their war against Fatah, the US seems to have done an about-face and now they are pushing for funds to be given to Hamas too. It sure doesn't sound anything like a coherent foreign policy to me. Does Condi really think that by helping Hamas out like this it will make them in any way more compliant? If so she really needs to look into another line of work.