World Bank, IMF continue to avoid recommending the Palestinians stop Pay for Slay

Don't tell me how to spend the money the West sends me!The International Monetary Fund visited Israel and the territories this month to give advice on helping the Palestinian economy.They issued a final statement with a summary of their findings. But there was something missing:A single word about the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund or the other programs that pay terrorists...

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Why don't The World Bank and IMF ever recommend the PA end Pay to Slay?

On May 10, the World Bank issued a report on the economy of the Palestinian territories, with suggestions and ideas to help it make ends meet.This follows a similar report by the International Monetary Fund at the end of April. Both of them mention, as an issue, that Israel is withholding some tax revenue corresponding to the PA's payments to terrorist prisoners, their...

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Let's see how those anti-Israel boycotts are doing

From Globes:The IMF has raised its growth outlook for Israel by 0.3 percentage points in a new World Economic Outlook report published today, on the eve of the World Bank Group and IMF 2007 Annual Meeting. ...It now predicts 4.8% growth in 2007, and 4.2% growth in 2008. The IMF’s growth forecast for Israel is one of the highest for developed countries; the IMF categorizes Israel as such. The IMF predicts higher growth rates in 2007 for Hong Kong...

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