The fact that the Palestinian Authority that Mahmoud Abbas controls is still teaching that the "Palestine" will be instead of Israel, not Israel's peaceful neighbor, is really not news. It's an old story. Yes, even on November 28, the day after the Annapolis conference, official PA television broadcast a map of all of Israel, including the West Bank and Gaza, covered with a Palestinian flag.

Abbas may not control Gaza, or even much of Fatah, but he does control his own official media. It's absurd to throw more money at him if he does not take minimal steps to show that these funds will not be put toward a state dedicated to Israel's destruction. And if he doesn't take those minimal steps why are the US and the nations of the world still sending him aid?

Nonetheless, world donors pledged $7.4 billion for the Palestinian Authority at a recent conference, a massive sum that surpassed even the Palestinian Authority own expectations. This is not really shocking information either.

But the most disturbing news is how the PA abuses the world's kindness by using it to further their murderous aims. In a recent article not covered by the mainstream media titled, "Israel Discovers Explosives in Aid Truck" I read all I have to know about the futile effort the world is making by trying to provide humanitarian aid and money to the PA.  

It seems that the IDF intercepted 6.5 tons of Potassium Nitrate, a main ingredient in explosives manufacturing, that was stored in sugar bags marked as humanitarian aid from the European Union. Potassium Nitrate is a banned substance in Gaza, Judea and Samaria region due to its use by terrorists for the manufacturing of explosives and Kassam rockets.

The EU is the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to Gaza, which has been under a cordon set by the Israelis who have been bombarded by rockets from Hamas territory.

It is assumed that the Potassium Nitrate was not dispatched by the European Union. The bags were labeled as aid by terrorist groups in order to take advantage of Israel's efforts to limit scrutiny of foreign aid shipments to Gaza. Israel was pressured to limit the inspections by humanitarians who are worried about the people in Gaza. Obviously, Israel cares more about those residents than the Palestinian leadership does.

"The terror organizations disguised the Potassium Nitrate in sugar bags that were marked as being part of the humanitarian aid provided by the European Union," an IDF source said. "This is another example of how the terror organizations exploit the humanitarian aid that is delivered to the Palestinian population in Gaza with Israel's approval."

To preach the violence of destroying a country is one thing, to raise money to fund that violence is another - neither of which is acceptable - but to abuse and exploit the goodness and kindness of the countries that are trying to help you in whatever small way possible is an outrage.

 

If it were up to me, I would ban all foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority - even humanitarian aid - because their violent, aggressive and deceptive actions tell us they are the not a partner in peace. In fact, they can be considered nothing less than enemy combatants.