July 4, 2003

Aid for Palestinian Higher Education; Requiring Students to Learn an African Language

The European Commission has announced that it plans to aid Palestinian higher education, which has been severely disrupted by the intifada and by Israeli military operations.

Through the World Bank's Emergency Services Support Program, the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, has designated about $8.5-million in aid for the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Higher Education. The money can't be used for salaries. This year is "the first year in some time

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