Posted on 03/20/2007 9:13:28 PM PDT by blueminnesota
The European Union and its member states alone are subsidizing one million people in the West Bank and Gaza, a quarter of the population, as part of their effort to avoid creating a catastrophe from the embargo.
Asked if the European Union could spend any more money on the Palestinians if it recognized the new Palestinian government than it does now, a senior European diplomat laughed and said, “We’d probably spend less.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I don't know why I've got the ?06 there. I cut and pasted directly from the source and it should be "06.
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