The European Union has reversed an earlier announcement that it was “immediately” suspending aid for Palestinian authorities.
on late Monday reversed an earlier announcement by an EU commissioner that the bloc was “immediately” suspending aid for Palestinian authorities and instead said it would urgently review such assistance in the wake of the
“While I most strongly condemn the terrorist attack,” Lenarčič said, “it is imperative to protect civilians.” The EU says it is the biggest donor to the Palestinian people and has been advocating for years for the two-state approach that has guided international diplomacy since the 1993 Oslo peace accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.EU foreign ministers are slated to meet in Muscat, Oman, on Tuesday to discuss the situation and determine what actions should be taken. Varhelyi’s announcement seemed to preempt the discussions.
The EU’s most populous member, Germany, and its neighbor Austria, also said they were suspending development aid for the Palestinian areas.The Development Ministry in Berlin said there was no direct German financing of the Palestinian Authority, but a total of 250 million euros is currently pledged in German aid — half of that for bilateral projects via Germany’s overseas aid agency and development bank and the other half for the U.N. agency for the Palestinians, UNRWA.
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