(Council on Foreign Relations) Elliott Abrams - Because donors are not meeting their pledges, the PA is nearly broke and cannot meet its payroll. As PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has candidly pointed out, the U.S., EU, and Israel are meeting their commitments. It is solely because Arab states are not paying up. With crude oil in the area of $100 a barrel, the oil-rich Gulf states have the money. And that being the case, this is a far better test than speeches and UN votes of just how committed to Palestinian progress they really are.
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