Before the shit hit the fan...
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Arafat died on November 11, 2004, and was replaced by President Mahmud Abbas in the January 9, 2005 election, raising hopes that the peace process would resume under the more acceptable Abbas. .President George W. Bush requested that Congress appropriate $150 million in FY2006 funds and $200 million in a FY2005 supplemental appropriation for the Palestinians. The United States’ pledge coincided with a $330 million European Union pledge made at the London conference on 2 March 2005. The funds are intended to support the Abbas government and the new cabinet sworn in on 24 February.
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Add the money from the Arabs and you're right... certainly not chump change for 2.8 million people.
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The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
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