阿巴斯呼吁欧盟恢复援巴资金 (Abbas Urges EU to Restore Funding to Palestinian

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阿巴斯呼吁欧盟恢复援巴资金 (Abbas Urges EU to Restore Funding to Palestinian Authority)

巴勒斯坦总统阿巴斯敦促欧盟恢复向巴勒斯坦政府提供资金，以免巴勒斯坦管辖地滑向他所说的“深渊”和新的冲突循环。阿巴斯星期二在欧盟议会发表讲话时说，最近欧盟切断援助将使巴勒斯坦日益恶化的经济和社会局势雪上加霜。

欧盟和美国冻结了向哈马斯领导的政府提供的援助，因为哈马斯拒绝承认以色列和摒弃暴力。以色列扣留了为巴勒斯坦当局征收的每月约五千万美元税收。

阿巴斯说，必须给予哈马斯领导的政府适应国际社会基本要求的机会。


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the European Union to restore funding to his government, in order to prevent the Palestinian territories from sliding into what he calls an abyss and a new cycle of conflict. In an address to the European Parliament Tuesday, Abbas said the recent European aid cut-off threatens to make a deteriorating economic and social situation in the territories even worse.

The EU and the United States have frozen aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority because of Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel and renounce violence. Israel is withholding about 50 million dollars each month in tax revenue that it collects for the Palestinians.

Abbas said the Hamas-led government must be given a chance to adapt to the basic requirements of the international community.