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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

US transfers $75 million to PA

Ma'an
The US announced the transfer of 75 million dollars in budget support to the Palestinian Authority on Monday.

...[US Consul General Daniel] Rubenstein said the donation was part of US support for Fayyad’s plan to build the institutions of a state within two years.

“The president and prime minister have our strong support in fulfilling the goals and priorities of this program, which we see as integral to US efforts to help achieve a two-state solution ...

The donation is a 50% advance on the US overall pledged budget support to the Palestinian Authority over the coming year.

With this transfer, the US will have provided more than 575 million dollars in direct budget support to the PA. [The US gave Israel over $2.55 billion in military aid 2009. By 2013 it will give Israel $3.15 billion per year. There are often additional subsidies.]

The US claims the moniker of the largest single donor to the PA, although the European Union’s 22 states’ combined contributions are larger. Full story
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