VOL. XLVI

No 30

28-July-2003

PALESTINE

AID

US Grant Of $20Mn To Palestinians

The US has granted the Palestinian Authority (PA) $20mn under an agreement signed on 16 July by the USAID regional director Larry Garber and Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad. The grant, which is seen to strengthen the hand of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud 'Abbas in a new peace process with Israel, will be used to restore and improve basic services in Palestinian arrears vacated by Israeli military forces under...