Obama's last act

[NRC]

Send $220 million to the Palestinian Authority. An act in clear defiance of GOP and Trump in particular, a strong Israeli supporter.

Surely not even bluelabrador can find fault in that!

[ClaretMoffitt]

I'm sure Hamas will be very grateful for that final donation.

[Goalposts]

one Muslim supporting another Muslim, nothing odd there .

[Dark Cloud]

Leave a "thingy" in the White House toilet!!

[NRC]

provocative, goalposts

[No Ney Never]

Can see a fair number of countries are going to tell trump that he can clear his armed forces bases from their land if he's going to tear up trade agreements they may have with the usa.

[bluelabrador16]

NRC

"Send $220 million to the Palestinian Authority......

...Surely not even bluelabrador can find fault in that!"

It can only help.

Gaza reels from electricity crisis

"A shortage of electricity is a chronic problem in the Gaza Strip. Electricity infrastructure was targeted and destroyed during multiple Israeli military offensives over the past 10 years and cannot be repaired due to Israeli restrictions on the import of materials and spare parts to Gaza. Further restrictions on the import of fuel combined with a lack of funds have conspired over several years to create an acute crisis.
But even by Gaza’s desperate standards, the situation this winter has reached a new low. Frequent power cuts have left Palestinians in Gaza with just three hours of electricity at a time and anywhere between 12 and 18 hours of blackouts every day and have impacted nearly all facets of life..."

https://electronicintifada.net/content/ ... isis/19266" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Contrast $220million to the following:

"The United States agreed Wednesday(Sept 2016) to provide Israel a record $38 billion in new military aid over the next decade......"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/worl ... /90358564/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Imploding Turtle]

This money was approved by a Republican congress. Not that that will stop the partisans and hatemongers.

http://thehill.com/policy/international ... lestinians" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[jurek]

Good on Obama.
The Palestinians need all the help they can get.