US wants to give PA another $400 million

At a donors' conference for the 'poor Palestinians' in London on Thursday, USAID administrator Henrietta Fore said that the United States would 'look favorably' on a request from the 'Palestinian Authority' to close a 'budget shortfall' of $400 million. A report from the International Monetary Fund, released in advance of Friday's meeting, said the Palestinian Authority faced a $400 million