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Congress Urges Halt of Direct Aid to Palestinians
(Reuters) The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Wednesday urging that direct U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority be stopped as long as the militant group Hamas, which is expected to form a new Palestinian government, calls for Israel's destruction. The nonbinding resolution was approved 418-1. The Senate passed the measure earlier this month. A number of House members are pushing binding legislation to halt U.S. aid and withhold U.S. funds to the UN equal to the amount the world body provides the Palestinians. For 2006, the U.S. has budgeted $150 million in assistance to the Palestinians, and a further $84 million to the UN fund.