Abu-Mazen to give up US aid for Palestinian unity http://www.qodsna.com/NewsContent-id_35321.aspx

Acting Palestinian authority chief Mahmoud Abbas (Abu-Mazen) is making a heavy push for reconciliation with Gaza-based government Hamas and is willing to give up hundreds of millions of dollars in US aid if that's what it takes to forge a Palestinian unity deal, a top aide said Monday. The comments were the latest sign that Abbas is giving up on stalled peace talks with Zionist regime and prefers to pursue unity with Hamas as he makes a push toward independence. "Of course we need the American money. But if they use it as a way of pressuring us, we are ready to relinquish that aid," said Azzam Ahmed, an Abbas aide.

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