Palestinians Win Big Aid Pledge
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The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government on Sunday in a move that could bolster him in his power struggle with Islamist rivals by unlocking foreign aid in the West Bank.
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The US pledges $20m to help Palestinians out of a financial crisis - a rare direct payment from Washington.
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Governments and registered aid organizations have so far pledged more than &#36;1.5 billion to aid victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami. In addition, the World Bank and the Asian Bank of Development have pledged more than &#36;500 million, bringing the total for relief and reconstruction aid to more than &#36;2 billion, according to the United Nations. A look at major government pledges:
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President Bush on Wednesday pledged  $350 million in aid to the Palestinians to bolster security and  economic development, and said the goal of Palestinian  statehood "is within reach."
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The new Palestinian leadership has embraced nonviolence, deployed police to keep the peace in Gaza and won pledges from militants to halt attacks on Israel.
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Dozens of countries met on Monday to pledge billion of dollars in aid to the Palestinians in support of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, but disputes with Israel on settlements and checkpoints darkened the mood.
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PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas marked the end of 40 days of mourning Tuesday with lavish praise for the &quot;eternal&quot; Yasser Arafat, vowing the former Palestinian Authority (PA) president would one day be buried in his beloved Jerusalem.
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Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer several hundred million dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government, a measure designed to undercut Hamas Islamists controlling Gaza.
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Led by Europe, international donors on Monday pledged $7.4 billion over three years to help Palestinians as new peace talks begin with Israel, yet old Mideast fights over disputed land and freedom of movement shadowed the largest show of support for the Palestinians in more than a decade.
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The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said Monday.
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Palestinian voters appeared to have overwhelmingly elected Mahmoud Abbas as their leader Sunday in balloting many Palestinians and international officials considered a milestone in efforts to bring democracy to the Arab world and a potential opening for reviving peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas won European and Arab backing on Monday for taking  control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt, intensifying his  power struggle with the Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave.
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JERUSALEM -- The United Nations will ask donor countries to contribute a record $450 million in aid to the Palestinians, whose economy has been devastated by international economic sanctions on the Hamas-led government, UN officials said yesterday. The huge aid request is being made as poverty and unemployment have exploded throughout Gaza and the West Bank, and the Palestinian health ...
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For the first time in four years, the donor nations that sustain the Palestinian economy have reason for optimism. For now, however, that optimism won't mean more money for the Palestinians.
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The US and Israel pledge to  support the new Palestinian government, as the EU says it wants to resume direct aid.
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Iran has pledged $250 million in aid the cash-strapped Hamas-led Palestinian government, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday.