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3/1/07

Middle East Times Analysis: EU extends hand to Israel - by Joshua Brilliant


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EU extends hand to Israel - by Joshua Brilliant

The European Union insists that the new Palestinian government accept outstanding international demands and is waiting for its formation before deciding how to deal with it, a senior EU official said.

The incumbent Palestinian government, that comprises members of the Islamic Hamas, has rejected the Quartet's demands and the EU therefore stopped direct aid to it. Ferrero-Waldner noted that aid usually amounted to some €500 million a year, half from the EU and half from member states. Nevertheless, in an attempt to prevent a humanitarian crisis the EU last year channeled some €700 million to pay for fuel, fund hospitals, and aide poor Palestinians while bypassing the Hamas-led government.

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