U.S. announces $200 million in aid to Palestinians

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56N3JM20090724


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday there had been some progress toward reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in the "near future" and announced $200 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians.

Clinton said the money, which is part of a $900 million pledge she made in March at a donors conference in Egypt, was transferred directly to the Western-backed Palestinian Authority and would help it meet a budget shortfall.

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad appeared via video link-up from the West Bank and thanked the United States for the financial help.

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Clinton urged others to follow through on their promises, praising the Palestinian Authority for reforms it had implemented to ensure donor funds were used appropriately and did not reach militant groups such as Hamas.
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good - peace is waiting just around the corner

anyway ?

nt

I'd really like to see something good come from this.