Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Ain't That Too Bad...

Maybe you should crack down on Islamic Jihad and quit supporting suicide bombers, Hamas:
The new Hamas-led Palestinian government is struggling to find a bank willing to handle its finances, casting doubt on whether it can pay staff or receive foreign aid, Western diplomats and Palestinian officials said.

"You cannot run a government without having a bank," said a Palestinian official familiar with the Palestinian Authority's "single treasury account", where foreign donors deposit funds so the Authority can pay 140,000 workers and cover other expenses.

A Western diplomatic source said Hamas's difficulties in even finding a banker could "disrupt the entire payment system".

Officials of Hamas, which is listed by Washington and the EU as a terrorist organisation and whose charter calls for Israel's destruction

I don't feel a bit sorry for them. Disavow terrorism or go bankrupt. Nuff said.