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"EU May Cut Aid if Hamas Wins at Polls
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago
By MARK LAVIE. JERUSALEM (AP) - Europe's top diplomat warned Sunday the European Union might cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority if Hamas militants win next month's parliamentary election, reflecting international ... "
And it just cuts off there (unless you click for more) and I'm left thinking... the EU may cut off aid to the PA if Hamas militants win next month's election... clearly this reflects international CONTEMPT FOR FREE ELECTIONS!
Seriously, is this anything more than an attempt to use government aid to leverage election results? Can you IMAGINE if a country or union had said the same thing during our elections? We would have invaded them THAT NIGHT.
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago
By MARK LAVIE. JERUSALEM (AP) - Europe's top diplomat warned Sunday the European Union might cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority if Hamas militants win next month's parliamentary election, reflecting international ... "
And it just cuts off there (unless you click for more) and I'm left thinking... the EU may cut off aid to the PA if Hamas militants win next month's election... clearly this reflects international CONTEMPT FOR FREE ELECTIONS!
Seriously, is this anything more than an attempt to use government aid to leverage election results? Can you IMAGINE if a country or union had said the same thing during our elections? We would have invaded them THAT NIGHT.
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