Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash 90)
Lifestyles Of The Rich And Palestinian -- Washington Free Beacon
Palestinian Authority president stealing millions in aid, Middle East experts say.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has allegedly deposited nearly $13 million in U.S. taxpayer aid into a secret bank account, and routinely uses his political connections to profit from the stagnant peace process, according to testimony presented to Congress Tuesday by several Middle East experts.
Abbas has enriched himself during his seven years in office through secret land deals, and helped his two sons earn millions of dollars through their stakes in companies that profit from U.S. assistance, the experts said during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing entitled “Corruption within the Palestinian Political Establishment.
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My Comment: Demands for a review on how the Palestinians receive and disperse U.S. aid is not going to happen. Everyone knows how the money is distributed, and while the Western media talks about corruption .... others realize it for what it is .... a bribe to keep certain Palestinians on-board (and active) in making sure that the entire situation does not blow up.