Rhonda,
Interesting article about Israel urging Canada not to cut its subsidy of the P.A.. The controversial part is, "But former Canadian ambassador Mike Molloy said the notes and the Conservative government’s subsequent decision to continue providing support to the Palestinians demonstrates what happens when its pro-Israel rhetoric runs up against Israel’s actual desires. I think this is another example of the government acting or contemplating action in support of Israel without taking the trouble to determine where Israel’s real interests lie.”
Mr. Malloy's comment assumes that Israel's policies foster Israel's national interests. Such an assumption is not warranted. Many politicians, American, Russian, Israeli, put ideological, political, or personal interests above national interests. For example, U.S. policy has favored the Arabs over Israel, though Israel is an ally against international jihad.
The P.A. is a mortal enemy of Israel. The Israeli national interest is to bring that enemy down and to advance a Zionist grip on the Territories.
Western countries should not give foreign aid to the P.A. or to Egypt's huge military, if they should give any foreign aid at all.
PM Netanyahu's policy of shoring up the P.A. is a never ending drain of resources and a foreclosing of the Zionist claim to Judea-Samaria. The P.A.
itself is not stable. And if Israel followed its national interest, it would not have allowed Hamas to survive and pose the menace Netanyahu fears. Nor
would it have allowed Hezbollah to build up an existential danger to Israel.
– Richard H. Shulman