And the beat goes on:
PayPal is one of the world’s most popular ways to send or receive money online, but Palestinians are cut out of the action.
Time magazine reported in January that PayPal has 179 million active accounts in dozens of countries, and PayPal payments are widely accepted in online marketplaces from eBay to Etsy.
To sign up, every user needs to have an account at a bank recognized by the service. Since PayPal doesn’t recognize any Palestinian banks, Palestinians are effectively prevented from using the service. Critics says this has impacted not just individuals, but burgeoning industries and even the broader Palestinian economy.
“PayPal’s absence is a major obstacle to the growth of Palestine’s tech sector and the overall economy,” Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy, an NGO that promotes businesses in Palestine, wrote in an Aug. 23 open letter.
You can read the rest @
http://www.mintpressnews.com/paypal-serves-illegal-israeli-settlers-wont-let-palestinians-open-accounts/222402/
Aren't these "settlers" in fact terrorists? If they are, the US should seize PayPal's assets like we do with any other organization which supports terrorism.
Or should we keep pretending that the Israelis are not monsters?
No comments:
Post a Comment