This must really piss Palestinian hater Harper and Baird off.... failed statesmen

Egyptian state television: $5.4B pledged for Gaza reconstruction

CAIRO – A donor conference in Cairo to raise money to rebuild the Gaza Strip after this year’s war between Hamas and Israel ended with pledges of $5.4 billion for reconstruction there, Norway’s foreign minister said Sunday.

Egyptian state television quoted Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende as offering the figure at the end of Sunday’s one-day conference. That’s far beyond the $4 billion initially sought by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Qatar pledged $1 billion toward the reconstruction, once again using its vast wealth to reinforce its role as a regional player as Gulf Arab rival the United Arab Emirates promised $200 million.

The pledges followed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry earlier announcing immediate American assistance of $212 million. The European Union pledged 450 million euros ($568 million), while Turkey, which has been playing a growing role in the Middle East in recent years, said it was donating $200 million.

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