U.S.: Israel's decision to withhold PA funds 'premature'

The United States slammed Monday Israel’s decision to withhold Palestinian Authority funds saying "any decision following the Hamas-Fatah agreement is premature.”

U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner admitted that the Israelis “have their concerns,” but stressed that that the U.S. government's position is that “we believe that we need to wait and see. We believe it's premature to make any decisions. What's important now is that the Palestinians ensure implementation in a way that advances the prospects of peace."

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The U.S. administration hinted again that the warnings of some members of Congress to cut the aid to the Palestinian Authority following their agreement with Hamas would not be constructive.

“We understand these concerns, and I would just say, as the new Palestinian government's formed, we'll assess it based on its policies and we'll determine the implications for our assistance”, Toner said, adding that training the Palestinian police force was “worthwhile”, as “they are an effective force and they have made significant gains in providing security.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-israel-s-decision-to-withhold-pa-funds-premature-1.360803

Who stops and thinks and who doesn't?

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla, who we last saw introducing legislation to defund the evil UN Human Rights Council has stepped up again to call for the end of aid to the PA terrorists for their unity agreement with the Hamas terrorists.

http://quitenormal.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/rep-ros-lehtinen-calls-for-cutting-off-aid-to-pa-for-unity-agreement-with-hamas/