Friday, March 21, 2008

Propping Up a Quisling in Desperate Need: PA to launch welfare network in hopes of countering Hamas


"The Palestinian Authority is launching a new socioeconomic network meant to counter the Hamas welfare system, the Dawa, which has been successful in assisting poor Palestinians for two decades.

The program is being backed by both Israel and the Quartet - the U.S., UN, EU and Russia - including its Middle East envoy Tony Blair. On the Israeli side, the officials coordinating activities in the territories - under Major General Yosef Mishlav and Social Affairs Minister Isaac Herzog - are involved in supporting the PA.

The program calls for setting up an organization similar to the National Security Institute in Israel......"

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