(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - Diplomats at the Rome conference for countries donating to the PA warn of a significant drop in donor support for the Palestinians. This year, Arab countries who had committed to contributing $30 million had transferred only half that. The EU has also reduced its contribution, as a result of pressure from the European Parliament to contribute only to "identified purposes" out of concern that monies would be channeled to terrorist activities. Potential donors are likely to ask some tough questions about financial transparency and corruption after an IMF report found that $900 million was diverted from the PA's accounts during 1995-2000.
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