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December 4, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=237387&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

Palestinian Middle Class Lines Up for Handouts

(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - The gross national product per capita in the Palestinian Authority has dropped from $2,000 a year to around $700. According to the offices of the Israeli government coordinator in the territories, some 1.8 million Palestinians now rely on humanitarian handouts from international organizations for food and medicine. While a Red Cross program provides food coupons for the needy, the Palestinian Authority puts together the lists, which include low-ranking PA officials.

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