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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/01/international/middleeast/01DIPL.html
White House Considers Aid to Palestinians
(New York Times) The Bush administration is considering increasing aid to the Palestinians and providing the first direct assistance to the PA, administration officials said Monday. An initial expenditure of $300 million is being considered by the CIA to help the PA deal with Hamas and other militant Palestinian groups. There were reports that $1 billion in aid to the PA was discussed, but most knowledgeable officials said such a large amount probably could not be absorbed by the authority at present. The PA already receives more than $1 billion a year from outside sources, principally from the EU and the Arab League, although that amount includes $200 million in American aid transmitted through the UN and independent relief organizations.