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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/04/AR2005050402339.html
Congress Imposes Restrictions on Aid to Palestinians
(Washington Post) Glenn Kessler - Congress has imposed tight restrictions on $200 million in aid to the Palestinians to support political, economic, and security reforms. None of the aid will be given directly to the Palestinian Authority and must be funneled through nongovernmental organizations. $5 million of the aid is to be used for an independent examination of the authority's accounting procedures and expenditures. Danielle Pletka, a vice president of the American Enterprise Institute, had testified before Congress that the Palestinians were not ready to absorb a huge infusion of aid. While it would be nice to give diplomatic support to Abbas, she said Wednesday, Congress has a "fiduciary obligation not to throw money down a toilet."