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Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Arab League to pay Palestinians

2006-05-03

The Arab League, which has collected $70 million for the Palestinians, will pay the salaries of civil servants straight into their bank accounts. A Hamas government spokesman said on Monday: "We have given the list and bank account details of the civil servants to the Arab League so that the salaries can be paid to them directly. We have had a lot of contact with the Arab League and secretary general Amr Mussa to find a solution to the financial crisis as quickly as possible" Ghazi Hamas said.

He could not say when the money would be transferred. The money collected by the 22-member Arab League only covers a fraction of the needs of the cash-strapped Hamas-led government, which requires about $240 million to pay its 160,000 employees for March and April.

Posted by:Fred

#4 Great. How about the US decreasing aid by another $70 million.

Posted by: ed 2006-05-03 11:20

#3 We have given the list and bank account details of the civil servants to the Arab League so that the salaries can be paid to them directly.

Boys, do I have a deal for you. I just got an email from a Nigerian guy that used to be Undersecretary of the Treasury there and he needs some of the very same assistance you seem able to provide. I'll forward it to you...

Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-03 10:39

#2 Fine. Let the Arab League reap the gratitude and the bottomless well of good cheer and bonhomie of the Paleos.

Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-03 10:35

#1 "...will pay the salaries of civil servants straight into their bank accounts."

"He could not say when the money would be transferred."

Sounds like they're still working out the terms for the "upfront" money.

Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-05-03 10:11

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