(Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Zaki Shalom - Since the PA's establishment in the mid-1990s, the U.S. has transferred aid totaling approximately $4 billion to the Palestinians, and the PA is one of the largest per capita U.S. aid recipients. On July 7, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution by 406-6 warning the Palestinian Authority that its policies seeking to gain recognition of a Palestinian state outside the setting of negotiations and a settlement with Israel could damage its relations with the U.S. and jeopardize continued American funding for the PA. The PA leadership apparently believes that the administration will not suspend its assistance to the PA, understanding that such a step might mean the collapse of the PA and lead to a situation that would jeopardize American as well as Israeli interests.
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