$148M for Permanent Palestinian ‘Refugees’
Charles Johnson
Wed Mar 5, 2008 at 9:12 pm PST • Views: 245
Another $148 million from the United States to finance the world’s longest-running grievance theater.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government has pledged 148 million dollars this year to the UN refugee agency to aid Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and neighboring countries, both said Wednesday.
The UN Relief and Works Agency said the amount includes 91 million dollars to UNRWA’s fund for refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria as well as 57 million dollars to its 2008 West Bank and Gaza emergency appeal. The statement on the UNRWA website follows a similar one on the US State Department’s website.
“This support is essential for improving the daily lives of Palestine refugees who face hardship in the region,” UNRWA’s Commissioner-General Karen Abu Zayd said in a statement of gratitude to the US government.
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