01-26-2008, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by raytri
Just a note: We actually give about $200 million a year.
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Raytri that is not $200 million per year but $200 millions over several years as in from Oct 2000 to Sept 2004. The aid arrived mainly after mile stones such as the Oslo accords and Wye River Plantation agreements.
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West Bank & Gaza Program Budget (1993-2004)
USAID funding for the West Bank and Gaza between 1993 and 2004 totaled approximately $1.5 billion.
Following the signing of the Oslo Accords in September 1993, the U.S. government provided $375 million between 1993 and 1998 through USAID to implement a development program in the West Bank and Gaza.
In 1999, USAID West Bank & Gaza's budget was $80 million. In 2000 its level increased to over $118 million. In 2000, the Congress approved an additional $400 million to add to the USAID West Bank and Gaza program to facilitate implementation of the Wye River Accords.
In 2001, USAID West Bank/Gaza's program budget was $114 million. In 2002 and 2003, USAID received $75 million from Congress for its program. In addition, in May of 2003, the Congress approved an additional $50 Million of supplemental funds. These funds went directly toward improving Palestinian lives: rebuilding infrastructure, creating jobs, and reinvigorating the Palestinian economy.
Since October 2000, more than $200 million has been directed toward emergency and humanitarian assistance, which includes providing immediate aid in the areas of water, health, food, and employment, and for the repair of basic municipal infrastructure.
Using the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Planning comparative data, the U.S. is the largest bilateral donor in the West Bank and Gaza.
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http://www.usaid.gov/wbg/budget.htm
The Aid came to a bit of an abrupt halt after the democratically elected Hamas Government met with Israeli and US disapproval.
Last edited by ashleykennedy; 01-26-2008 at 05:13 PM.
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