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US working to raise Palestinian aid package
0 Comments | AFP, June, 2005
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States is trying to assemble a massive global aid package for Palestinians after Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, according to reports and officials.
The administration of President George W. Bush is working with ex-World Bank President James Wolfensohn to raise up to three billion dollars over three years, the New York Times reported.
Wolfensohn is the Middle East quartet special envoy for the upcoming Israeli disengagement from Gaza.
The money would be for specific projects in Gaza, including a seaport, border crossings and other infrastructure, the newspaper said.
Wolfensohn's designation by the Quartet -- the United States, Russia, the European Union and United Nations, the principal sponsors of the Middle East...
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