From the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an on Published Monday 15/07/2013 (updated) 17/07/2013
Private hospitals stop treating Palestinian military personnel
Published Monday 15/07/2013 (updated) 17/07/2013 13:54
NABLUS - Monday 15/07/2013 (updated) 17/07/2013- (Ma'an) -- Palestinian private hospitals on Monday stopped admitting Palestinian Authority military personnel because of the government's outstanding bills. ( http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=614104&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter )
The federation of private hospitals decided to start refusing treatment to patients referred by the PA's military medical services because their debt to hospitals reached 30 million shekels ($8.34 million), federation chief Dr Nitham Nijab said.
Several hospitals announced that they could no longer afford to amass more debt, Najib told Ma'an, adding that some hospitals had not paid their employees for several months.
Other hospitals have had to borrow from banks to meet their basic expenses, and suppliers have threatened to stop providing medicine and equipment, Nijab added.
The PA's military medical services promised to transfer 10 million shekels ($2.87 million) and 150,000 Jordanian dinars ($212,000) to the federation of private hospitals several months ago but the money was not delivered, Nijab said.
On Tuesday, a network of fuel distributors announced that gas stations would stop letting the PA security forces fill up for free after the PA's finance ministry failed to pay their bills for five months.
Which means that the EU and UN will shortly blame Israel for withholding
- Funds
- Gasoline
- Medical supplies
Part of the PA’s financial woes can be laid directly at the doors of its Arab League financiers who promise millions but barely deliver thousands.
Additional PA financial hardship will burden PA residents when the EU labels, and boycotts, goods made in Shimron by Israeli companies that employ PA residents. If the companies cannot sell their wares, they will lay off workers and then close their doors.
Maybe the reason the PA’s terrorist leader, Abu Mazen, won’t talk with Israeli leaders is he can’t afford the gas to drive from Ramallah to Jerusalem! Since he wants the PA to be Jew-free, Israeli leaders should stay out of his assigned territory.
Hopefully, the day will come when the PA’s U.S. equipped “police” will be unable to buy bullets and bombs to use against Israelis.
If the PA goes into bankruptcy, will Jordan absorb it? Jordan was, and remains, THE true Palestinian state. Will it take Aza, too. (Please.)
