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Donors Consider Large Rise in Aid to Palestinians
(New York Times)- The U.S., Europe, and Arab countries are considering greatly increasing - maybe even doubling - aid to the Palestinians on condition that they and Israel take certain steps toward reducing their conflict, American and Palestinian officials say. A four-year package of $6 billion to $8 billion would be forthcoming, they said, if the Palestinian elections set for Jan. 9 occurred successfully and if the new government cracked down on militant groups. The possibility of an aid increase was the subject of intense discussions at a donors meeting on Dec. 8 in Oslo.