Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Abbas Would Give up US Aid to Reconcile With Hamas

The latest example of 'Smart Power'...

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx

"Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is willing to give up hundreds of millions of dollars of US aid if that is what is necessary to forge a reconciliation deal with Hamas, the Associated Press quoted his adviser as saying on Monday.

Azzam Ahmed stated that "the Palestinians need American money, but if they use it as a way of pressuring us, we are ready to relinquish that aid."
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