In Berlin, an international conference attended by delegates from 41 countries has pledged 156 million euros to help increase security in the Palestinian territories.
That's 40 million euros more than the amount requested by Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said establishing a viable police force and judicial system in the Palestinian terrorities in the next three years was a top priority. Tuesday's gathering comes in the wake of a major donors' conference held in Paris last December, which raised 7.4 billion dollars in aid for the Palestinians. Fayyad again called for a Viable police, judiciary needed in West Bank ...
Israeli FM says party must prepare for elections ... halt to Israeli settlement construction in the Palestinian territories, saying a freeze was a decisive factor in the search for Mideast peace.
(Deutsche Welle)
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