Hamas house demolitions spark criticism
18 May 2010 13:22:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE64H110.htm
GAZA, May 18 (Reuters) - Hamas Islamists ruling the Gaza Strip have been
demolishing Palestinian homes they say were built without permits,
leading to unwelcome comparisons to arch-enemy Israel.
[They say 26 houses and are now set to charge ‘taxes’.]
United States to Assist Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Washington, DC
May 19, 2010
Earlier today officials from the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Republic Government, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) inaugurated a newly constructed community center that will benefit nearly 144,000 Palestinian refugees living in Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. The United States contributed $1.4 million to support the construction of the community center.
The United States is UNRWA’s largest bilateral donor. In 2009, the United States provided over $267 million to UNRWA. With this contribution, the U.S will have provided over $115 million to UNRWA in 2010, including $60 million for the General Fund, which supports core services for 4.7 million refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, such as providing education for nearly 500,000 Palestinian children in 691 UNRWA schools.
PRN: 2010/649
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/05/141996.htm