NYT: Europe Stops All Payments to Hamas-Led Palestinians [View All]

[AngryAmish]

"The European Union announced today that it had halted payments to the Hamas-led Palestinian government because it had not renounced violence or recognized Israel's right to exist.

Alone and Broke, Hamas Struggles to Rule The decision increased pressure on the Palestinians' new cash-strapped government, which has already lost funding through Israel and the United States.

"We are not authorizing any payments that go to the Palestinian Authority or through the Palestinian Authority," said a spokeswoman for the E.U.'s executive branch, Emma Udwin, adding that further funding of the Palestinians would be discussed by foreign ministers of the 25-nation bloc when they meet in Luxembourg on Monday. "This doesn't prejudge any decisions they might make," she said."