Israel stealing from Palestinians?

""The PA is -- in practice -- becoming a terrorist authority," acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told his Cabinet at the beginning of its meeting Sunday. "Israel will not hold contacts with a government in which Hamas takes part."

The Cabinet decided to stop the transfer of the roughly $55 million a month it collects in taxes and tariffs on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
Palestinian experts estimate the Palestinian budget shortfall is about $1 billion a year, and the funds collected by Israel would cover about half of that.

The Cabinet also decided to ask the international community to stop giving money to the Palestinians, though it said humanitarian aid should continue."

(AP syndicated article)

Now I think we're all in agreement that bombing Muslims and bull-dozing their houses is justified, but confiscating their tariffs to punish them for electing a government you don't like? And not even trying to cover it up? Isn't that below even Israel?

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That means fuck all. I don't give a fuck who Palestine is "in bed with" all I know is that Israel is an illegal state that shouldn't have been allowed into being IN THE FIRST PLACE.

These nutzoid despots don't get into power because the people themselves are crazy/stupid, it's a need. Just like how we voted in Bush because of a perceived need for protection? Same thing with all these other Arab countries and HAMAS.

I've said it once and I'll say it again: Either we all have nukes or no one has them.

I realize that in the fantasoid, fairy-village of make believe the entire middle east should be perfectly alright with all of the west having nukes- but if the shoe was on the other foot, you'd be calling for more powerful nuclear powers to disarm too.

There is no way you can expect the entire middle east to sit back and let the west basically waves nukes in their faces. These people are pissed for good reason. They feel oppressed, why shouldn't they vote Hamas in? Why shouldn't they tell their leaders to start nuclear programs. Look at Iraq, Look at our un wavering support of Israel, have we ourselves proven to be fair or reasonable?