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To: goldworldnet who wrote (3774)	4/17/2006 9:09:58 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Qatar says to give $50 mln funding to Hamas govt 1 hour, 57 minutes ago news.yahoo.com DOHA (Reuters) - Staunch U.S. ally Qatar said on Monday it would give $50 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority despite calls from Washington and European Union to halt funding unless the Hamas-led government recognizes Israel. The Gulf Arab state, which hosted the command center for the U.S. military in the 2003 Iraq war, said the aid decision "stems from Qatar's support for the Palestinian people." A Foreign Ministry official told the state-owned news agency part of the money was Qatar's contribution to the $55 million a month pledged by Arab leaders to Hamas at a March summit. It did not say how or when the money would reach the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority. Fearing U.S. sanctions, many banks are refusing to do business with Hamas. Since taking office on March 29, the Hamas-led authority has been under intense financial and diplomatic pressure from Israel and the West, which have cut off hundreds of millions of dollars of funding until it renounces violence, recognizes the Jewish state and abides by existing peace deals. Qatar, a political maverick in the largely conservative Gulf region, has hosted Hamas leaders in the past. It was one of the countries a Hamas delegation visited earlier this year during a tour aimed at drumming up funds for the Palestinian Authority. On Sunday, Iran said it was giving the Hamas government $50 million to fill in gaps left by Western aid cuts and frozen Israeli tax transfers.