And they urge other dhimmis to follow suit. Condoleeza Rice passed up a chance to rebuke them for this, and instead praised them.
“Norway prepares first direct aid transfer to PA government,” from 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.