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U.S. pays $4 million to provide Palestinian insurgents day jobs
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SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
RAMALLAH — The United States has provided more than $4 million for
the hiring of hundreds of insurgents into Palestinian Authority security
forces.
Palestinian sources said the Bush administration relayed 20 million
shekels, or $4.4 million, for the transfer of Fatah insurgents to the PA
security forces. The sources said the U.S. aid, allocated via the PA, was
meant to facilitate the elimination of the Fatah-dominated Al Aqsa Martyrs
Brigades, a leading insurgency force in the war against Israel.
Despite the absorption of Al Aqsa, the group continues to claim
responsibility for rocket and other attacks against Israel, Middle East Newsline reported. On Monday,
Palestinian gunners fired at least six missiles into Israel from the Gaza
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