PALESTINIANS TO ASK FOR $4 BILLION OVER THREE YEARS

Palestinians to Seek $4 Billion at Oslo Aid Talks
The Palestinian Authority will ask donor countries meeting in Oslo this week for $4 billion over three years, Palestinian Economics Minister Maher al-Masri said Monday in Ramallah. The World Bank said international donations averaging $950 million a year from 2001 to 2003 had warded off economic disaster, but that "donor fatigue" loomed. (Reuters/Ha'aretz)

I GUESS THEY NEED THE MONEY TO BEGIN TO REPLACE WHAT ARAFAT STOLE. MAYBE INSTEAD OF ASKING "DONOR NATIONS" FOR MONEY, THEY SHOULD ASK SUHA ARAFAT.