Palestinian Authority Buys Fleet of Designer Cars

In what amounts to a stinging slap in the face to the beleaguered Palestinian people, the Palestinian Authority [PA] has rewarded itself by purchasing a fleet of high-end Audi automobiles.

Eighty-six PA legislators will each recieve a $45,000 Audi A4 and each of the PA's 24 ministers will receive a $76,000 Audi A6.

Palestinian columnist Yahya Rabah took issue with the decision to purchase the vehicles. Said Yahya:

"First, I would like to point out that there are no ministers, legislators and leaders in the world without cars, but everything is relative. The PA is hardly able to pay the civil servants or cover running expenses, members of the security forces are struggling to get a 20 percent rise in their wages, and we still haven't solved the problem of unemployment."

The malfeasant spirit of Yasir Arafat continues haunting the PA he ran as a one-man bank.

In most spheres of human activity, reward is proportional to performance. Given the continued abysmal performance of the PA in addressing the needs of most Palestinians and in working towards peace with Israel, a more appropriate mode of transportation for all PA officials would consist of a fleet of these.