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Abbas to seek major aid package at Islamic summit
Published Sunday 12/08/2012 (updated) 20/08/2012 10:11
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- President Mahmoud Abbas will present a multi-sector aid plan to lift the Palestinian Authority out of its financial crisis when he addresses the Organization of Islamic Countries this week, a PA minister said Sunday.

The plan "needs hundreds of millions of dollars to be implemented, and we hope that Islamic countries will support us," Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habash told Ma'an.

Abbas will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Sunday afternoon ahead of the two-day extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Countries to start in Mecca on Tuesday.

His address to the summit will be brief, and outline Palestinians concerns including land confiscation, displacement and the Judaization of Jerusalem, al-Habash said. The president will also discuss Palestine's bid for a membership upgrade at the UN and reconciliation efforts of his Fatah party with rivals Hamas.

Abbas will present a plan for support to all sectors of the economy, including industry, agriculture and housing, al-Habash said.

The Ramallah-based government has descended into a worsening financial crisis during 2012.

It was unable to pay full government employee salaries for June until Saudi Arabia pledged $100 million to bolster coffers. July salaries are scheduled to arrive on Monday but high-earners will receive only 70 percent of their wage for the time being.

The PA cites large debts and the failure of donors to deliver aid as prompting the latest crisis.
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1 ) Toosh / Albania
12/08/2012 21:39
Has President Mahmoud Abbas been told there is a worldwide recession, and although he needs hundreds of millions of dollars, Islamic countries may not be able to lend support.

2 ) shirley / australia
13/08/2012 10:35
maybe spending huge amonuny=ts chasing elusive non commiteed EU and US support might help and why shouls AL help when PA use every excuse to not go to UNGA and lock in state while demanding AID US has cut aid to all unrwa and EU drying up yet PA last yr pulled plug on state vote at UNGA easily obtainable and to please US and now making ridiculous statements like wait till US election and we need to chase 180 vote s totally unachievable and unnecassary as pals only need 100votes more games by PA

3 ) Wizard (of) / AZ
15/08/2012 04:33
US Contributions to UNRWA, 1950-2002 = a total of $2,614,000,000! AND, we thought the nonstate tribal arabs were starving and living in the rubble of bombed out buildings, and were under daily attack by evil Zionists. Now we find out they are not lacking anything. Abbas is the best dressed "beggar" on the streets! Time to liquidate all personal assets, Abu, and distribute it among your poor. Time for sacrifice is upon you. Time has run out' Time to feed your own poor.
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