In Berlin, an international conference attended by delegates from 41 countries has pledged 156 million euros to help increase security in the Palestinian territories.
That's 40 million euros more than the amount requested by Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said establishing a viable police force and judicial system in the Palestinian terrorities in the next three years was a top priority. Tuesday's gathering comes in the wake of a major donors' conference held in Paris last December, which raised 7.4 billion dollars in aid for the Berlin conference to boost Palestinian security apparatus ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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