Obama offers Abbas $400m in extra aid for Gaza in flotilla aftermath

June 9, 2010 by legitgov

Obama offers Abbas $400m in extra aid for Gaza in flotilla aftermath 09 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Israel to work with all parties to find a solution for Gaza and offered the Palestinians $400 million in new aid as Washington sought to contain the fallout from Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. In remarks made as he met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Obama urged Israel to curb settlement activity and called on the Palestinians to prevent any actions that could incite confrontation. [That's like blaming the brown pelican for getting coated in BP's oil. Why don't you tell the IDF to stop shooting US students in the eye? --LRP]