Libya, March 26: Arab foreign ministers preparing a summit of heads of state in Libya agreed on Thursday to raise 500 million dollars for Jerusalem Palestinians, Arab League chief Amr Mussa said.
“Yes, they have agreed,” Mussa told reporters when asked if the fund had been approved by the ministers in the Libyan Mediterranean city where Arab heads of state will hold their annual summit on Saturday and Sunday.
The leaders must now ratify the agreement.
The Palestinian Authority had put in a request for 500 million dollars (376 million euros) in Arab aid to help Jerusalem Palestinians cope as they are being squeezed out by Israel’s settlement drive.
–AFP