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Israel to transfer NIS 250M to PA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Tuesday to transfer, in advance, NIS 250 million in tax money that Israel collects for the Palestinians, to enable the PA to pay salaries of government staff who have not received full salaries since June.

12 September 2012 - Last updated 12:26PM
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He said Israel is taking several steps to help the Palestinians overcome the economic crisis and that it was "in our joint interest" that they do so. Recent days have seen the largest internal protests against the Palestinian government in its 18-year history. 

Source: Dailyalert

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