Israel may release tax funds to Abbas: sourcesWed Dec 20, 2006 10:05am ET
By Adam Entous
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is considering handing over millions of dollars
in withheld Palestinian tax funds to President Mahmoud Abbas in a move that
could bolster him in the run-up to elections over his Hamas rivals, sources
said on Wednesday.
Western diplomats and Palestinian sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
said the proposal under consideration calls for releasing the tax money to Abbas
in stages with assurances that it will bypass the Hamas-led government.
That could allow the moderate president to make payments to Palestinian civil
servants, who have not received their full salaries since Hamas came to power
in March.
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