Bush Propose Big Aid Boost for Palestinians
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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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President George W. Bush on Monday called for a Middle East peace conference later this year and pledged $190 million in new aid to the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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President Bush  approved Wednesday $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, as part of a broader White House strategy to pursue peace in the Middle East following Yasser Arafat's death.
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The Bush administration has decided to ask the U.S. Congress for funds aimed at bolstering security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, sources with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.
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Mr. Bush told reporters Friday after meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he sees a âgreat chanceâ for creating a Palestinian state in the aftermath of the death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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President Bush on Wednesday approved  $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to help  pay its Israeli utility bills after key lawmakers opposed plans  to use the funds for Palestinian elections in January.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday announced it was giving $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to help it through a financial crisis.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought today to strengthen Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his battle against the radical Islamic organization Hamas, and they vowed to push for the revival of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
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President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed yesterday on a strategy to prop up the embattled Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas with financial aid, eased travel restrictions, moral support and peace talks as they struggled to counter the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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President Bush is asking Congress for &#36;2.52 billion in military and economic aid for Israel and &#36;350 million to help the Palestinian economy and security forces.
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President George W. Bush, reaffirming a vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, said on Tuesday he hoped to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas Islamists who now control Gaza.
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Palestinians could receive as much as  $8 billion in aid over the next four years from the United  States, Europe and Arab nations if progress is made in the  Palestinians' push for peace with Israel, the New York Times  reported on Friday.
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The top American diplomat in Jerusalem said Monday that the Bush administration is seeking $400 million in new aid for the Palestinian Authority
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Embarking on his first visit to Jerusalem as president, George W. Bush pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to seize what he called an historic opportunity and make tough concessions for peace.
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President Bush praised Sunday's  Palestinian elections as an essential step toward the goal of  statehood and promised to help the new president, Mahmoud  Abbas, in a renewed push for peace with Israel.
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President George W. Bush praised   Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday for his   efforts to form a national unity government and Abbas pleaded   for U.S. assistance, saying "we are in dire need."