Palestinian PM Says Ready to Distribute Qatari Grant Funds in Gaza
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Ramallah - Asharq Al-Awsat
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said his government is ready to distribute the funds of the Qatari grant to the Gaza Strip through the Ministry of Social Affairs. During a cabinet meeting on Monday, he welcomed cooperation with Qatar to alleviate the suffering in the impoverished coastal enclave. The PM’s proposal resolves a long-standing dispute on how to access the grant. Israel has halted the transfer of the funds since the end of the latest round of hostilities between it and Gaza militants in May. Israel has been demanding that the funds be transferred through the Palestinian Authority and United Nations to avoid them falling in the hands of the Hamas movement. Salama Marouf, chairman of the government's media office in Gaza, had last week announced that an agreement was reached over the grant. Shtayyeh urged the international community and the United States, in particular, to work on ending the Israeli policies of persecution, racism, and ethnic cleansing committed against Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighborhoods. He said the Israeli judicial system is covering up oppressive Israeli policies against the Palestinian people throughout the occupied territories. The PM slammed such policies that represent a violation of international laws and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He cited a Human Rights Watch report that accused Israeli authorities of committing crimes against humanity of apartheid against Palestinians.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3112601/palestinian-pm-says-ready-distribute-qatari-grant-funds-gaza
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