Qatar has decided to pay the overdue salaries of 40,000 Palestinian education workers for several months. The US and European Union cut all aid to the Palestinians after Hamas was democratically elected to run the government. In further response to the election, Israeli authorities have been withholding tens of millions of dollars in tax revenues they collect from the Palestinian government, as well as staging a massive military offense into occupied Gaza. Israel also managed to kidnap about one third of the members of the Hamas government.

Last month, Palestinian teachers in the West Bank and Gaza ended a two-month strike over unpaid wages. Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya said the amount Qatar is donating would total more than $22 million per month. He has also said Qatar is considering giving an additional $7 million per month to the Palestinian health sector. Despite the US/Israeli-led economic blockade, Palestine has been receiving aid from Arab countries through funds deposited in the bank account of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. President Abbas is head of the Fatah organization, which recognizes Israel, and is not subject to the boycott.

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