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2006.
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| Summary/Abstract |
At the beginning of the Oslo process aid to the Palestinian population was aimed at sustaining the peace endeavour, economic and social development, and the PA process of nation-building. Hardly any of these objectives have been achieved as donor funds were gradually shifted to emergency and humanitarian assistance during the nineties and especially after 2002. This has had many perverse effects, notably deepening Palestinian dependency on foreign aid, sustaining Israel's actions in the Occupied Territories and violations of international law, and diminishing the prospect of a viable two-state solution. Nevertheless, the Quartet's decision to stop funding the now Hamas-led administration could have potentially disastrous effects. Therefore, it seems unlikely that donors will use this crisis as an opportunity to reassess their failed "aid for peace" strategy towards the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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