from today@ariga.com, the best source of news on Israel.... Abbas, in fact, tonight rejected an Iranian offer of $250 million reportedly promised to Hamas, saying that if the Iranians want to help the Palestinian people they must do so through the internationally agreed channels -- through the Israeli mechanism, he said. That mechanism includes American auditors who monitor the levels of transparency of the use of the money. Abbas' rejection not only puts Iran -- and Hamas -- in their place -- it also is a reminder to the internationals, meaning the Quartet, that pressure must also be applied to Israel to make sure it transfers the Palestinian tax money that Israel collects, by international agreement, for the PA.