By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
No doubt about it - Obama was giving a parting jab to Netanyahu.
On Friday morning, as everyone prepared for the inauguration of the 45th president, literally seconds before Donald Trump was sworn into office, Obama sent $221 million to the Palestinians.
Two Congressmen intervened and stopped the money, at least for now.
What possessed Barack Obama to do this at a time when almost every single person in DC would be occupied by the pomp circumstance of the inauguration? Did he think nobody would pay attention?
Thankfully two Congressmen, Ed Royce (D-CA) and Kay Granger (R-TX) were paying attention. And someone else, in the State Department, noticed it as well.
The Congressmen had no legal means with which to stop the payment - but tradition has permitted them the power to stop these payments. Obama's people have justified his action, the last minute move, the secrecy, saying that the money was already approved by Congress in 2015 and 2016.
Any way you look at it, this move was Obama's last minute attempt to hurt Israel and Netanyahu.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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