Canada resumes immediate financial aid to Palestinian Authority - Haaretz

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Canada resumes immediate financial aid to Palestinian Authority

By The Associated Press

Canada has resumed aid to the Palestinian Authority, joining a growing list of countries that have done so following the expulsion of the militant Hamas movement from the government.

Canada is giving an immediate infusion of $8 million, and another $1 million is being given to the International Committee of the Red Cross to aid in its work protecting civilians in the strife-torn region.

Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said the resumption of aid reflects the new Palestinian government's commitment to nonviolence and recognition of Israel.

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Canada was one of the first countries to cut off aid last year after Hamas, considered a terrorist group by some Western countries, swept Palestinian parliamentary elections last year.

In June, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expelled Hamas from the
government after Hamas' violent takeover of Gaza.

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