Refl: NKRI kasi berapa dollar untuk Palestina?
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/eu-approves-124-million-in-aid-to-pa-after-israel-blocks-transfer-of-palestinian-funds-1.360273
EU approves $124 million in aid to PA after Israel blocks transfer of
Palestinian funds
The European Union agrees to provide extra money to cover the salaries of
essential workers and support families in need; move comes after Israel blocked
transfer of 105 million dollars in tax funds to PA due to Hamas-Fatah
reconciliation.
By Reuters
The European Union said on Friday it would provide an extra 85 million euros
(124 million dollars) to the Palestinian Authority to help pay salaries of
essential workers and to support vulnerable families.
The move was decided on after Israel on Sunday blocked the transfer of 105
million dollars in customs duties and other levies it collects on behalf of the
Palestinian Authority, following a deal to reunite the two rival Palestinian
groups Hamas and Fatah.
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad greets EU's High Representative
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton in Ramallah July 17,
2010.
Photo by: Reuters
Israel has explained the withholding of funds, saying it refuses to let
revenues flow to Hamas.
A European Commission statement said the EU funds were being advanced under an
accelerated procedure at the request of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad
to meet urgent financial needs.
The statement said 45 million euros would go toward salaries and pensions of
vital workers, mainly doctors, nurses and teachers. A further 40 million would
go to social allowances for vulnerable Palestinian families.
"It is important that access to essential public services remains uninterrupted
and the right to social services is respected," EU foreign policy chief
Catherine Ashton said.
The EU funds are in addition to 100 million euros already approved for 2011.
The money will be channeled through an EU mechanism which has provided 762
million euros in aid to the Palestinian Authority since 2008, in addition to
276 million from EU states.
Palestinians see reconciliation between the secular Fatah and Islamist Hamas as
crucial for their drive for an independent state in Gaza and the West Bank. The
two groups had been at odds since a brief civil war in 2007, after which Hamas
seized control in Gaza, and Fatah was left to administer the West Bank.
Israel has condemned the unity pact as a "tremendous blow to peace", with
Netanyahu refusing to negotiate with Hamas, whose charter calls for Israel's
destruction.
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