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Harper pledges aid to Palestine

  • By: Michael Miles
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas; Ramallah, West Bank, January 20, 2014
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Canada is offering new economic aid to Palestine.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the $66 million in assistance during a visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he met with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas.

The feds say the money is designed to help advance the peace process, promote security and deliver humanitarian assistance.

Harper is on his first official visit to the Middle East. He’ll make history today, becoming the first Canadian prime minister to address the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.

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