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Israel worried by report U.S. would aid Hamas-Fatah coalition
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Netanyahu, Obama, Israel News 

Officials in Jerusalem were surprised by a report in the L.A. Times Monday that the Obama administration has asked Congress to amend U.S. law to enable the Palestinian Authority to receive federal aid even if Hamas joins a unity coalition.

"Every step that strengthens Hamas only distances peace. In the event that the report is true, it is painful and worrying," a political source in Jerusalem said Monday.

Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' forces in a bloody 2007 coup, has been deemed a terrorist organization by the U.S. and therefore cannot not legally receive U.S. government aid.
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Israeli officials are still attempting to ascertain the intentions of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration. Initial messages relayed to Jerusalem from Washington said there would be no change in policy, only a change in the language used with reference to a Palestinian unity government.

The Jerusalem source added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to raise the matter with Obama, senior officials in his administration and members of Congress during an upcoming visit to the U.S.

The U.S. has presented an $830.4-billion emergency spending bill, comprising funding for its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would also allocate $840 million to the Palestinian Authority and for reconstruction in the Gaza Strip following Israel's three-week offensive there earlier this year.

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      1.   Strengthening Hamas distances peace 01:21  |  WHG 28/04/09
      2.   Hamas and Obama 01:49  |  Courcey 28/04/09
      3.   Undoing Bush Era Damage 01:49  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/04/09
      4.   Is he crazy?? 03:36  |  E 28/04/09
      5.   What Steps Hammas? 03:55  |  Macabee 28/04/09
      6.   "painful and worrying", it`s just begun... 04:07  |  BBSNews 28/04/09
      7.   American aid Hamas 04:16  |  PCR 28/04/09
      8.   Courcey, "only a change in the language ".. 04:59  |  Akiva P 28/04/09
      9.   long overdue overture 05:24  |  paulo2005 28/04/09
      10.   `Cast Lead` made all this possible 05:47  |  Colin Wright 28/04/09
      11.   Give Gaza to Egypt or Independent Statehood 05:55  |  Solomon the Wise 28/04/09
      12.   couceys question 06:02  |  sam 28/04/09
      13.   History 06:12  |  Arie 28/04/09
      14.   Obama is NOT a friend 06:28  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 28/04/09
      15.   HMM 06:37  |  Suzy 28/04/09
      16.   Back within your borders Arie... 06:50  |  BBSNews 28/04/09
      17.   #2, Mark of Lewiston 06:50  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      18.   Article is incomplete 06:54  |  MichaelF 28/04/09
      19.   I certainly didn`t make my self clear... 06:59  |  Akiva P 28/04/09
      20.   14 Cipora - Bush`s Idea, NOT MINE 07:21  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/04/09
      21.   #12 bbs - WHICH of the BORDERS? 07:22  |  CK Tan 28/04/09
      22.   BBC NEWS 07:29  |  Arie 28/04/09
      23.   #14 Who says that, Cipora? 07:30  |  Johnboy 28/04/09
      24.   #7 Collin Wright: Right As Rain 07:37  |  No dope 28/04/09
      25.   Rabbi Lazaros - Good Policy, Not a Drinking Buddy 07:38  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/04/09
      26.   Get over it Arie, Holocaust has nothing to do with it... 08:33  |  BBSNews 28/04/09
      27.   People are geting the wrong end of the stick 08:44  |  Ola 28/04/09
      28.   #16, Mark of Lewiston 08:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      29.   No dope needs to get off it... 08:47  |  BBSNews 28/04/09
      30.   `Every step that strengthens Hamas only distances peace` 09:00  |  Esther 28/04/09
      31.   #19, johnboy 09:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      32.   Wrong Ever y Concession Israel makes Strengthens Hamas 09:22  |  Baruch Gold 28/04/09
      33.   #22 Correct me if I am wrong, Cipora.... 10:05  |  Johnboy 28/04/09
      34.   #2 mark of L loves his CHERRY-PICKING season 10:06  |  CK Tan 28/04/09
      35.   #21 Mark of Lewiston 10:14  |  Johnboy 28/04/09
      36.   26 CK Tan - Your Choice 10:42  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/04/09
      37.   With all due respect, but the Israeli voter..... 11:11  |  Swiss (Dino) 28/04/09
      38.   Obama correctly undoing Bush`s damage against peace 11:25  |  Ivar 28/04/09
      39.   CK Tan #26 bold faced LIES 11:30  |  Roo 28/04/09
      40.   NOT A SURPRISE 11:30  |  indrajaya 28/04/09
      41.   In any case... 11:32  |  Esther 28/04/09
      42.   #16 Mark of Lewiston-good points 11:35  |  Roo 28/04/09
      43.   #25, johnboy 11:43  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      44.   #25, Johnboy, very good statement 11:51  |  Ardi 28/04/09
      45.   Arie 11:52  |  yogigirl 28/04/09
      46.   And ? 11:54  |  Sam Soul 28/04/09
      47.   What concessions #24 11:56  |  Sam Soul 28/04/09
      48.   Israel should worry 12:28  |  Joshua 28/04/09
      49.   Why is the GOI surprised--dont they read the papers. 12:32  |  Labhras 28/04/09
      50.   Why is the GOI surprised--dont they read the papers. 12:32  |  Labhras 28/04/09
      51.   #27 mark of L HUFFS and PUFFS some more 12:42  |  CK Tan 28/04/09
      52.   Israelis should keep their noses out ofPalestinian affairs 12:55  |  Dutch 28/04/09
      53.   #27, Mark of Lewiston 12:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      54.   Solomon the Not So Wise 12:57  |  Jake 1948 28/04/09
      55.   Dino (Svizzero) is right 12:59  |  Dr D 28/04/09
      56.   #29,Esther, in any case 13:07  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      57.   Bravo! 13:15  |  samos 28/04/09
      58.   Wake up Obama!Stop muslim appeasement 13:15  |  They hate you 28/04/09
      59.   ideologies of hate and death 13:18  |  Jane 28/04/09
      60.   End game 13:29  |  SUUDI 28/04/09
      61.   #39 Johnboy, take in consideratiion 13:39  |  Ardi 28/04/09
      62.   Only meet with elected legislators, if any 13:46  |  Alan R 28/04/09
      63.   "Israel worried" nearly 4 million times... 13:54  |  Had enough 28/04/09
      64.   Interesting assumption... 13:57  |  Welshman 28/04/09
      65.   Cipora # 39 re Johnboy 14:03  |  American in NY 28/04/09
      66.   # 68 14:30  |  OZ 28/04/09
      67.   FEAR 14:39  |  UDI 28/04/09
      68.   BBSNEWS Lol 15:04  |  Yosi 28/04/09
      69.   # 54 Cipora JK....Congress has expressed 15:13  |  Lynn 28/04/09
      70.   COALITION 15:18  |  EHUD 28/04/09
      71.   # 37 Swiss....it takes a strong gov to make peace 15:18  |  Lynn 28/04/09
      72.   Israeli government did opposite and backed Hamas against Arafat 15:27  |  Tcherkessi 28/04/09
      73.   # 3 Mark of Lewiston.....Saudis have demanded 15:30  |  Lynn 28/04/09
      74.   CJK to Esther 15:35  |  Anne 28/04/09
      75.   #43 Cipora 15:43  |  Johnboy 28/04/09
      76.   #51 16:03  |  oz 28/04/09
      77.   ethical monotheism #66 16:12  |  janjaweed 28/04/09
      78.   Cipora #54... you have fixed ideas... 16:54  |  Esther 28/04/09
      79.   Anne #69 17:08  |  Esther 28/04/09
      80.   Israel Aid 17:32  |  Marc 28/04/09
      81.   Rabbi Lazaros; Do not worry...; 17:35  |  Deacon2 28/04/09
      82.   Still, morons 17:40  |  JT 28/04/09
      83.   All Depends on the Terms of Aid 18:38  |  Brad 28/04/09
      84.   This is Obama continuing his stupidy 18:45  |  Shepherd 28/04/09
      85.   Shepherd 19:20  |  Deacon2 28/04/09
      86.   #79I don`t know,if Bloomberg is the Republican/Independent candid 19:24  |  Susanna/Shoshana 28/04/09
      87.   #77 Marc. Is there panic on the Titanic? 19:28  |  Ardi 28/04/09
      88.   # 74 janjaweed.....I`m not arguing the reality 19:33  |  Lynn 28/04/09
      89.   Anne you are brain dead to believe what you write,Iran &Syria 19:36  |  Susanna/Shoshana 28/04/09
      90.   #77 Marc No panic on the Titanic. 19:40  |  Ardi 28/04/09
      91.   35 Johnboy - Was it Really Incompetence 20:10  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/04/09
      92.   Aid for Palestine 22:36  |  rob 28/04/09
      93.   #74, Anne 22:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      94.   #78, Esther 23:07  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      95.   to Ciapora 23:35  |  Mark 28/04/09
      96.   #69, Lynn 23:45  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/04/09
      97.   Obama has made mistakes & because he gave out stimulous money to 23:51  |  ks 28/04/09
      98.   Mark of Lewiston...I forgot to add one important 00:32  |  Lynn 29/04/09
      99.   # 77 01:35  |  udi 29/04/09
      100.   To the B.S.News wingnut. 01:36  |  flyingdoc57 29/04/09
      101.   obama will give up 01:39  |  udi 29/04/09
      102.   ks Obama is your President 01:44  |  hal 29/04/09
      103.   They got it backwards 01:55  |  binny 29/04/09
      104.   Mark of Lewiston on incompetence 02:43  |  Peter Williams 29/04/09
      105.   97 Peter Williams - Last Try 07:26  |  Mark of Lewiston 29/04/09
      106.   #91 It is part of a wider pattern of behaviour, Mark 07:44  |  Johnboy 29/04/09
      107.   #97 A Red Letter Day, Peter Williams. 07:45  |  Johnboy 29/04/09
      108.   Cipora #93, 94 08:02  |  Esther 29/04/09
      109.   #100, Esther 08:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/04/09
      110.   Policy and Terrorism 10:39  |  Alex G 29/04/09
      111.   #95 KS: Lay of the pipe! 12:32  |  Jeff M. 29/04/09
      112.   Johnboy 12:35  |  Peter Williams 29/04/09
      113.   to paulo2005 15:10  |  Nechama 29/04/09
      114.   Hammas will not join Fatah 16:09  |  arik 29/04/09
      115.   For Peace, the US has to stop coddling Israel. 16:47  |  Ibrahim 29/04/09
      116.   Peter Williams from Australia on Mark Of Lewiston. 17:04  |  Ibrahim 29/04/09
      117.   Mark of Lewiston/Johnboy on Incompetence 17:48  |  Ibrahim 29/04/09
      118.   Money in the wrong places. 18:28  |  Angela 29/04/09
      119.   # 71 Lynn, just curious..... 18:32  |  Swiss (Dino) 29/04/09
      120.   Who Cares? 19:11  |  Jeff Northridge 29/04/09
      121.   Johnboy/Peter Williams/Ibrahim 19:38  |  Mark of Lewiston 29/04/09
      122.   Hamas more legal than abbas 21:55  |  chilem 29/04/09
      123.   Angela #111 22:55  |  Esther 29/04/09
      124.   Talk to the enemy 23:04  |  American Patriot 29/04/09
      125.   MY $$$$$$$s!!!! 23:12  |  Joe Murphy 29/04/09
      126.   Jeff Northridge--who cares if you care-- 23:40  |  Labhras 29/04/09
      127.   103#Ibrahim 00:18  |  arik 30/04/09
      128.   Northridge ---you care--that is why you took the time to say you 00:40  |  Labhras 30/04/09
      129.   What does ignoring HAMAS achieve 00:57  |  Han Le 30/04/09
      130.   Israel is worried? 01:27  |  Lola Flores 30/04/09
      131.   Hamas was voted for then the world double crossed them ! 05:03  |  jim the mechanic 30/04/09
      132.   Ibrahim 07:19  |  Peter Williams 30/04/09
      133.   Aid to Fatah/HAmas 18:08  |  Danny 30/04/09
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