And they urge other dhimmis to follow suit. Condoleeza Rice passed up a chance to rebuke them for this, and [1] instead praised them.

"Norway prepares first direct aid transfer to PA government," from [2] Associated Press, with thanks to WriterMom:

Norway is set to make the first transfer of direct aid to the Palestinians' new government, the foreign minister said Monday - more than two months after the country broke with most Western nations by recognizing the Hamas-led coalition.

"Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad has now structured a financial account by which we can channel our support," Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said.

Norway soon will transfer U.S. $10 million to that account, Stoere said.

"I urge others to follow," he said.