Entry for July 2, 2007 Middle East News
Pray for the peace of Jeresalem/Israel....His Peace...Jesus!
Israel to transfer funds to Abbas gov't
USA Today Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:22 PM PDT
In a gesture to the new Palestinian government, Israel will begin releasing some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian tax money it has frozen for more than a year, Israeli officials said Sunday. |
Israel lifts economic blockade on Palestinian cabinet
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:52 AM PDT
Israel lifted its 17-month economic boycott of the Palestinian Authority on Sunday for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, while vowing no let up in strikes against "terrorists." |
Israel delays case of sex offender president
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Jul 2007 6:11 AM PDT
Israel's high court on Sunday ordered a delay on president Moshe Katsav being indicted for sex offences, demanding the attorney general justify a much criticised plea bargain under which rape charges were dropped. |
Israel to start transfer of funds to Palestinians
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Jul 2007 4:44 AM PDT
Israel will on Sunday start to transfer millions of dollars in tax funds to the Palestinian Authority for the first time, following an economic boycott of Hamas-run governments for over a year. |
Israel to hand funds to Abbas, ending economic boycott
Reuters via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Jul 2007 3:30 AM PDT
Israel will resume as early as Sunday the transfer of millions of dollars in tax funds to the Palestinians for the first time in 17 months to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas in a drive to further isolate Hamas. |
Israel delays president sex offender case
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Jul 2007 3:55 AM PDT
Israel's high court on Sunday ordered a delay on president Moshe Katsav being indicted for sex offences, demanding the attorney general justify a much criticised plea bargain dropping rape charges. |
Israel to begin transferring frozen funds to Abbas
International Herald Tribune Sun, 01 Jul 2007 6:57 AM PDT
Israel will now resume monthly transfers of taxes to the new authority, as well as unfreeze, in installments, the $600 million or so withheld from the Palestinians since early 2006. |
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