US lawmakers lift hold on aid to Palestinians
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US lawmakers lift hold on aid to Palestinians

Gaza : Palestine | Nov 07, 2011 at 10:20 PM PST
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US lawmakers have lifted a hold on nearly $200 million in aid to the Palestinians that had been suspended in response to their bid for full UN membership, officials said Monday. The US funds were held back in the Congress on August 18, the office of the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairperson, Ileana... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon
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US lawmakers have frozen $200 million in aid to Palestine in the wake of their UN statehood bid
US lawmakers have frozen $200 million in aid to Palestine in the wake of their UN statehood bid
 
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