December 01, 2004

U.S. Aid to Help Palestinians Pay Utility Bills

The Bush administration plans to give $20 million in aid to help the PA pay Palestinian utility bills to Israeli companies, freeing up the authority's resources for the January election, officials said Tuesday. The State Department had initially planned to give the money to the PA to support the election and to help pay Palestinian salaries, but key U.S. congressional leaders raised objections, arguing that adequate safeguards had yet to be put in place to ensure that the PA spends the money properly.

U.S. Aid to Help Palestinians Pay Utility Bills

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