It's interesting to see which countries have given more and which have given very little to Haiti relief. Some very rich countries are not helping very much.
One of the first aid planes to arrive in Haiti was Israeli. The Canadian government has pledged a lot: $130 million. China, Japan and some Arab states have been picked at for not giving much, although China lost 8 peacekeepers in the quake and 10 are missing.
For the latest on who is giving what, you can go here.
The left-wing London Guardian, a paper that few would call a big fan of the United States, seems to want to make it look as if America, on a per capita basis, is not giving much.
But, Claudia Rosett in Forbes explains that when you combine the total U.S effort, including all the private donations to NGOs, our very expensive military operations in Haiti and our existing major role in funding UN relief structures, U-S giving dwarfs the rest of the world.
Conspicuously absent from the list of givers? Saudi Arabia. The oil-rich Islamic kingdom has apparently only sent a letter of condolence to the Haitians.