Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, delivered a hard hitting speech to Tuesday’s meeting of the Security Council on the Middle East, questioning the fundamental commitment of Arab states to securing progress for the Palestinians.
Haley, unlike other Western leaders, is calling out the propaganda spread by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and accepted by the UN Security Council, which routinely slams Israel while expecting no accountability from the Palestinian Authority (PA), Hamas, Fatah and the OIC itself. Instead of helping their Palestinian brothers and sisters, Hamas using them as human shields, while the PA pays money to the families of jihad terrorists.
Haley identified a well-used Islamic supremacist tactic: polite and seemingly intellectual loquaciousness to cause distractions and filibustering:
“No group of countries is more generous with their words than the Palestinians’ Arab neighbors, and other OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) member states,” Haley told the Security Council. “But all of the words spoken here in New York do not feed, clothe, or educate a single Palestinian child. All they do is get the international community riled up.”
Kudos to Haley. And while these Muslim leaders rile up the international community, it is Western taxpayers who are pouring money into the Palestinian territories, with an unknown amount going toward inciting jihad terror against Israel. Haley also highlighted the 2017 figures on the financial support given to UNRWA of various Muslim countries as compared to the United States, which gave, of course, substantially more money.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, emphasized that “the time has come for the Security Council to recognize that Hamas is no different from al-Qaeda or ISIS. The Security Council must recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization.” Such recognition will likely never come, given that jihad appeasement is ever present in the UN and, in fact, worldwide.
“US Ambassador Haley Rips Arab, Islamic States for Posturing at UN on Palestinian Question,” by Ben Cohen, Algemeiner, July 24, 2018:
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, delivered a hard hitting speech to Tuesday’s meeting of the Security Council on the Middle East, questioning the fundamental commitment of Arab states to securing progress for the Palestinians.
Haley argued that if solidarity with the Palestinians was to be judged by the volume of words expended on the issue in the halls of the UN, “one would come away with an extremely distorted picture.”
“No group of countries is more generous with their words than the Palestinians’ Arab neighbors, and other OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) member states,” Haley told the Security Council. “But all of the words spoken here in New York do not feed, clothe, or educate a single Palestinian child. All they do is get the international community riled up.”
Haley then highlighted the record of financial support from Islamic countries — radical and conservative states alike — for the Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA.
In 2017, Haley said, “Iran’s contribution to UNRWA was zero. Algeria’s contribution to UNRWA was zero. Tunisia’s contribution to UNRWA was zero.”
Haley then turned to those countries who did contribute to UNRWA in 2017 — on a scale from Pakistan at $20,000, through Turkey at $6.7 million, up to the United Arab Emirates with a $12.8 million donation.
“Last year, while Algeria was providing nothing to UNRWA, and Turkey was providing $6.7 million, the United States gave $364 million,” Haley continued. “That’s ten times the combined amounts from every country I just named.”
She added: “And that’s on top of what the American people give annually to the Palestinians in bilateral assistance. That was another $300 million last year, and it averages to more than a quarter of a billion dollars every year since 1993.”
The alleged preference among Arab states for solidarity speeches rather than practical action on behalf of the Palestinians was not limited to the funding issue, Haley said.
“Where are the Arab countries when it comes to encouraging reconciliation between Palestinian factions, which is essential to peace?” she asked. “Where are the Arab countries when it comes to denouncing Hamas terrorism? Where are the Arab countries when it comes to supporting compromises that are necessary for peace?”
Claiming that the “Palestinian leadership has been allowed to live in a false reality for too long because Arab leaders are afraid to tell them the truth,” Haley asserted that the “United States is telling them the truth because we care about the Palestinian people.”….
mortimer says
The Pally leaders are corrupt and vicious. They siphon their shares of international aid and trade OFF THE TOP and tuck it away offshore.
All trade and everything coming into Gaza goes straight to the Hamas leadership and they decide what to do with it. That includes all the food, fuel and other goods coming continuously through the Israeli checkpoints (there is no “embargo”, all there is, is an Israeli insistence on checking that armaments and things like cement for building all those tunnels aren’t smuggled in – not that, as you see, it’s particularly successful).
When they were still bringing stuff in through tunnels under the border with Egypt, they put a 25% tax on everything coming in that way. I assume they do on all the stuff coming in from Israel too, since it has to be delivered to them. They distribute and sell through their own companies on their own terms. The personal wealth of the top leaders actually in Gaza is either in the high hundreds of millions or the low billions.
And then of course there is the international aid money, whether from Qatar specifically for jihad, or from the West for helping the poor people of Gaza, which also has to be delivered to the Hamas leadership and from which, again, they siphon off whatever they feel like. But I assume most of all this ends up in Swiss banks, or banks in shadier places. It would be nice to know what those SCUMBAGS are worth, wouldn’t it?
With all the international aid going into the Pallies, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM SHOULD BE MULTI-MILLIONAIRES… but they aren’t.
James Lincoln says
Mortimer,
Your comments on Jihad watch are consistently accurate and insightful. Much thanks.
gravenimage says
+1
LB says
1. Play victim and cry wolf to the world.
2. Take all aid money for yourself and sell aid goods with a massive tax rate that goes into your pocket.
3. Blame the starvation of your people on Israel and encourage them to attack jews.
4. ???
5. Profit! (jihad advancement)
It’s a pretty brilliant business scheme (or scam rather) if you look at it that way. I mean, you don’t get into low billions by being stupid. And they say muslims never invented anything!
Wellington says
The Islamic world is a vast hypocrite where the so-called Palestinians are concerned and the so-called Palestinians, speaking in the aggregate, are arguably the dumbest people on the planet because they have allowed themselves to be used over and over again as very expendable pawns in a very deadly game of international chess.
Would love to see America’s contribution to the so-called Palestinians go to zero dollars. If anyone would do this, Trump would. Hope he does because the so-called Palestinians deserve NOTHING from America.
elee says
Well stated Wellington.
gravenimage says
Good post.
mortimer says
Agree with Wellington, the Muslim reaction to the Pallies is completely HYPOCRITICAL. They are USING the Pallies for propaganda purposes and they couldn’t care less how much they suffer.
If all the aid money were fairly distributed, EVERY SINGLE PALLY WOULD NOW BE A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE FROM BIRTH.
But they aren’t.
The *lost* aid monies must be accounted for.
Peter Buckley says
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12753/palestinian-authority-silences-students
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12755/golan-israel-white-helmets
brane pilot says
The UN really is the problem.
If the UN had not kept this Palestinian issue alive by funding it, the Palestinian issue would have dried up and blown away decades ago.
And guess where they got the funding?
James Lincoln says
Does anyone know why the US gave $364 million to UNRWA last year ???
Should the US give any money, considering how it is used ???
gravenimage says
The US has threatened to cut monies to the “Palestinians” going to pay Jihadists. This is an excellent first step.
Peter says
Nikki Haley is being groomed to be the U.S.’s first female president.
Guy Forester says
+1
I would add more, but I might be accused of voting too many times! 🙂
Pete says
After Prez Trump on his second term.
Clive Stephen Delmonte says
Nikki Haley is an admirable woman – strong, determined, honest and clear-sighted.
May she and her views prosper.
mortimer says
A superior diplomat in every way. Kudos to Nikki! Promote her to cabinet.
Guy Forester says
Meanwhile, Hamas appears to have resumed attacks against Israel. Waiting for more updates from various sources.
Years ago, after working for a year or so in the ME, I came back to the states, and one of the first things I found in the Sunday newspaper (yes, we actually got reliable info printed on paper!) was a rather lengthy article talking about the Palestinians. This was just after Israel attempted to control southern Lebanon by invading it.
The article pointed out, that based upon UN stats, of all the Arab populations in that area AT THAT TIME, the Palestinian “refugees”:
1. Had more college graduates with degrees in sciences, engineering, medicine
2. More epats working in medicine, engineering, and the sciences (yes, we had many there where I worked)
3. Higher incomes (the expats got paid well)
Not reported was my observation that even many of the local laborers where I was, turned out to be Palestinians. They were willing to work in construction, hotels, mechanics, restaurants, and as drivers when many locals would not.
So, it appears to me that Arafat, Abbas, Hamas, and Hezbollah went in and managed to turn these people into perpetual beggars. Most people do not know this, but the Pali workers in KSA had 6% of their gross paycheck skimmed off by the Saudis and sent to Arafat Head and the PLO. I think it is more now. So, in addition to the UN, EU, and various NGO’s sending pooploads of money to these crooks, the Palis lucky enough to get a real job and paycheck out of the perpetual “refugee” camps were getting robbed at work. Of course, any money sent home was probably skimmed off as well by the “authorities.”
My opinion: Stop the UN from bankrolling these criminals. NO US taxpayer money the UN.
Tom W Harris says
Nikki Haley RRRRAWWWXXXXX!!!! I wonder if she’s related to Bill Haley.
gravenimage says
I’ve been increasingly impressed with Nikki Haley.
infidel says
Another Islamic TRUISM from the annals of the infidel: and I have said it b4
Not a single Muslim leader (the world over) talks about jobs, tech, economy, progress, development etc etc. All they will talk about is Sharia and of course hating and blaming non Muslims for all their ills. It seems all sorts of progress is only the job of non-Muslims. But Muslims will also be the first in the line to claim the benefits of progress made by hard working non-Muslims and their taxes. VOW!!!
gravenimage says
True.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
Abbas must be an idiot to the core like stupid saudi monarchs. How can you continue receiving aid assistance from the arch-enemy of your people the apartheid evil United States facilating mass killings of Palestinians by fascist evil zionists? Palestinians could survive without such poisonous aid from apartheid evil United States. Blacks in South Africa continued with their struggles without collecting such aid assistance from backers of apartheidism in the west and fascist evil Zionist State of Israel until apartheid system falled. why palestinians cannot do the same?
gravenimage says
Of course, Ibrahim itace muhammed does not want to see Muslims receiving aid from the West–instead, as he has said–he prefers conquering and enslaving us instead.
Pete says
Ibby. For once I strongly support you.
Tell the pali authorities’ abbas et al to give back all the millions received from infidel countries, refuse future aid and just rely on Arab and muslim countries donations.
Mashallah, allah kareem!?
sidney penny says
“the United States gave $364 million,” “Haley continued. “That’s ten times the combined amounts from every country I just named.”
She added: “And that’s on top of what the American people give annually to the Palestinians in bilateral assistance. That was another $300 million last year, and it averages to more than a quarter of a billion dollars every year since 1993.””
Incredible.
Why are we doing it to only one group, the “Palestinian” people?
Does it need to continue?
gravenimage says
Trump has talked about cutting them off.
David says
I really like Nikki Haley she is a good strong woman who calmly calls it for what it is, Trump made a good call here.
gravenimage says
+1
Paul Lagno says
Time to stop the charade
Truth will wipe away the refuge of lies!
Time to Beat these swords into PLOwshares!
Thanks Nikki ‼️