Wednesday, July 16, 2003
The United States has handed over to the Palestinian Authority $20 million to help restore public services and infrastructure affected by almost three years of fighting with Israel.
The ceremony Wednesday, marks the first time Washington has given financial aid directly to the Palestinian people. Previously Washington has funneled money to the Palestinians through international organizations, but the Bush administration has recently expressed its confidence in Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. [...]
Impression: I have a better idea. Rather than just handing money over, how about they submit the receipts and we pay them. I understand that they have a new Finance Minister who's supposed to be putting in a more transparent system, but will we really keep track? Giving a big check and letting the Palestinians just go wild seems like a real bad idea.
