From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Adam > wrote:
> George J. Sherwood wrote:
>> Adam wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Looks like the US & Israel are the ones isolated.
>> Maybe not.
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060407/ts_nm/mideast_eu_dc
>>
>> The European Commission will announce on Monday a suspension of aid to the
>> Palestinian government because it has not recognized
>> Israel or renounced violence, a British official said.
>>
>> "The Commission will inform ministers on Monday of its
decision temporarily
>> to suspend aid to the Palestinian government," the senior
British official
>> said on Friday.
>>
>>
>> George
>
> Shrug. Israel is a creation of the West. Meanwhile:
>
> http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/23/content_523370.htm
>
> "China said Wednesday it would consider giving aid to the new Hamas-led
> Palestinian government if Hamas leaders request it.
>
> A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Liu Jianchao, said Beijing hopes the new
> Palestinian leadership "could start from maintaining the fundamental
> interests of Palestinian people, and continue to push forward the
> China-Palestine relations and the Middle East peace process."
>
> Asked at a regular news briefing whether China might offer aid to
> compensate for money withheld from Hamas by Israel, Liu said, "If the
> Palestinian side raises this request, we will consider it." "
>
> http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C04%5Cstory_4-4-2006
_pg4_3
>
> "Abu Zuhri said Hamas leaders also held talks in Gaza two weeks ago with
> India’s representative in the Palestinian territories.
>
> He said those talks took place at the home of senior Hamas leader Ismail
> Haniyeh, who was sworn in last week as Palestinian prime minister.
>
> Abu Zuhri said the Indian diplomat, whom he did not identify by name,
> told Haniyeh that India wanted to maintain relations with Hamas and to
> continue to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.
> "
>
>
> Personally I think it's healthy as to keep up the pretense that somehow
> the EU, US & Russia were neutral observers etc was no longer credible.
> The US & US can keep supporting their client & others can
support the PA.
>
> Adam

Whoops freudian slip should read US & EU...

Adam

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