Shalom Safranim If you have been asked about or have been looking for information regarding the amount of world-wide aid given to the Palestinians, you might be interested in the following article:
AND THE WORLD PAYS Ben-Dror Yemini, Maariv 11/1/2007 http://www.maariv.co.il/online/1/ART1/529/562.html some excerpts: .....Even by a multiyear calculation, from 1994 to 2004 the United States is in first place, with $1.3 billion in aid. After the U.S. comes the European Union - 1.11 billion, then Japan - 0.53 billion. Here, too, these amounts do not include the contributions to UNRWA and the "Dawa" (the charity) .... ....the Palestinians have received the greatest amount of aid since World War II, not just in absolute terms, but also taking into account the adjustment for the various indices. And, in effect, relative to the number of inhabitants, the Palestinians have received more aid than the Marshall Plan, which was designed for the recovery of Europe after the Second World War. Second, in the words of the book, "Aid may have been part of the problem rather than the solution, and massive international aide has not prevented the decline of Palestinian society." ........ ....since the Oslo Accords, the Palestinians in the territories alone have received $5.5 billion, if we do not take into account additional sources that are not manifested in the official reports. This comes to about $1,300 per capita. Just for the sake of comparison, under the Marshall Plan, every European received only $273 (after adjustment for the index). David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/d_elazar (home page) eVoicemail (413) 581-4711 (USA) eFax (801) 672-2976 (USA) Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
