(The Australian) Martin Chulov - The Hamas election victory raises the prospect of the Palestinian Authority losing millions of dollars in funding from the EU and U.S. for salary payments to its vastly overblown public sector. Veteran Israeli statesman Shimon Peres said these funds would cease flowing if Hamas did not change its charter calling for Israel to be wiped off the map.
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