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Last update - 18:06 14/04/2008 PA unveils plan to build 30,000 low cost homes in West Bank By The Associated Press Tags: West Bank, PA, Mahmoud Abbas The Palestinian Authority has unveiled a plan to build 30,000 affordable apartments in the West Bank and offer $500 million in long-term mortgages. Officials say the Palestinians need 65,000 new homes today, and demand is growing by 11,000 a year. Long-term loans are rare in the Palestinian t Advertisement erritories. The housing plan was presented at a news conference Monday. The mortgage money is coming from the U.S., Britain and the Palestinian government. New construction in seven or eight suburbs of West Bank cities is expected to create thousands of jobs. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended the news conference and said such projects will help persuade Palestinians that they are on the way to a better future Bookmark to del.icio.us   Meeting Carter Noam Shalit: The fact that Carter isn't pro-Israel may be beneficial. Family pressure Shin Bet admits using relatives to pressure jailed Palestinians.   1.   Just destroy some settlements to get the land back 18:40  |  *BEN JABO 14/04/08   2.   This is good news 20:09  |  Joo Diah 14/04/08   3.   The occupation continues... 20:10  |  Anton Greene 14/04/08   4.   Send in the bull-dozers 20:29  |  heinz 14/04/08

Read & React Jimmy Carter: Israel must talk to everyone Responses: 186 Livni to tell Gulf leaders in Qatar: Iran the threat, not Israel Responses: 53 IDF probing why Palestinians held 16 hours at checkpoint Responses: 68 Israel and U.S. sign nuclear cooperation agreement Responses: 47 Rosner's Domain Is neoconservatism Jewish? (WTR) Poll: Were you convinced that America should stay in Iraq? Is Israel finished? (WTR) The rabbi, the preacher and love of Israel More Headlines 20:53 Livni, in Doha: Gaza becoming 'obstacle' to Palestinian statehood 19:03 Court: No state funds for Sderot homes under Qassam threat 20:59 Carter offers to be 'communicator' between Hamas, U.S., Israel 20:11 Blair: Int'l aid would flow into Gaza if political change occurs 21:04 Shin Bet reaches out to English, Arabic world with new web sites 18:59 U.K. Jews to ex-pats in Israel: Fight far-right in London vote 14:28 Palestinian sources: Israel offered Hamas terms for Gaza truce 19:34 Itzik: Passover bread ban is for Knesset, not courts, to decide 13:14 Iran and U.S. said to have been holding secret talks for 5 years 17:48 Kiryat Shmona mayor convicted of series of bribery, fraud charges Previous Editions Select Day 13 apr 11 apr 10 apr 09 apr 08 apr 07 apr 06 apr 04 apr 03 apr 02 apr 01 apr 31 mar

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