U.S. Gives Palestinian Authority $150 Million in Aid
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said the U.S. gave $150 million in direct aid to help the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority close its budget deficit, after direct peace talks with Israel stalled.
The assistance to the government led by President Mahmoud Abbas is an advance on $200 million requested in fiscal 2011 for the Economic Support Fund, the State Department said. Total aid to the Palestinians for fiscal 2010 is almost $600 million.