Comments on: Canada’s signal to Hamas government an excellent start http://netwmd.com/blog/2006/03/30/496 netWMD is dedicated to understanding, promoting, and protecting democracy. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Canada’s signal to Hamas government an excellent start by: publisher http://netwmd.com/blog/2006/03/30/496#comment-1219 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:53:06 +0000 http://netwmd.com/blog/2006/03/30/496#comment-1219 Yes, the U.S. has taken a similar stance. The EU has too, but it still has released some "humanitarian" aid. From today's <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4861676.stm" rel="nofollow">BBC</a>: <blockquote> International mediators have told the new Hamas-led Palestinian government that it must recognise Israel if it wants to be guaranteed continued aid. The Quartet of the US, the EU, Russia and the UN said aid would "inevitably" be affected as long as Hamas failed to renounce violence. Hamas won elections in January, and its new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday. <b>After the ceremony, Canada became the first country to freeze funding and end contact with the administration.</b> </blockquote> Yes, the U.S. has taken a similar stance. The EU has too, but it still has released some “humanitarian” aid. From today’s BBC:

International mediators have told the new Hamas-led Palestinian government that it must recognise Israel if it wants to be guaranteed continued aid.
The Quartet of the US, the EU, Russia and the UN said aid would “inevitably” be affected as long as Hamas failed to renounce violence.

Hamas won elections in January, and its new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday.

After the ceremony, Canada became the first country to freeze funding and end contact with the administration.

]]> Comment on Canada’s signal to Hamas government an excellent start by: Matthew http://netwmd.com/blog/2006/03/30/496#comment-1218 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:44:17 +0000 http://netwmd.com/blog/2006/03/30/496#comment-1218 That's awesome. I don't often hear news from the Canadian government that makes me happy. Good job, boys. Are we doing the same thing? I sure hope so. That’s awesome. I don’t often hear news from the Canadian government that makes me happy. Good job, boys. Are we doing the same thing? I sure hope so.

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