Glibly spraying cash around the planet does not lead automatically to peace and love
October 15, 2023 5:28 pmThe Government is tying itself in knots to show firm support for Israel after terrorist atrocities while avoiding condemnation of possible breaches of international law. So thewhen BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire showed him quotes by diplomats saying imposition of a siege on Gaza and forcing innocent people to flee from homes amounted to war crimes.
Certainly it is hard to argue at this point that all the huge sums spent in Palestine by donors on conflict resolution and development were well spent as Israel reels from shocking bloodshed and Gaza suffers bombardment, reducing homes and shops to rubble. Bear in mind, incidentally, that for all the fuss over UK aid reductions, global spending on official development assistance soared 14 per cent last year to a record $204bn.
Yet a decade later, four million Palestinians stuck under Israeli occupation received the highest aid support per capita in the world. The cash-strapped PA relied on foreign funds for almost half its budget. This was supposed to support development – yet as I found during one investigation there, it passed substantial sums on to convicted terrorists and the families of suicide bombers in both Gaza and the West Bank.
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