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UK, Australia and Canada launch $4 million fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, advance two-state solution (www.gov.uk)
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The Peace Fund will invest in programmes that advance a two-state solution, help reduce division, strengthen civil society, and support dialogue and cooperation within and between Israeli and Palestinian communities, building the foundations for peace, a joint statement between the three governments say.

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The fund will seek to scale up and ​attract ​additional donors ⁠once operational.

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Fund announced ahead of meeting ​in Britain between UK ​foreign ⁠minister Yvette Cooper and her Australian and Canadian ⁠counterparts, ​Penny Wong and ​Anita Anand.

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[–] 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's better than nothing, but in this day and age $4 million feels like peanuts. Israel is probably spending $4 million a day bombing the shit out of them.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    $4 million is enough to make it look like a lot money to the average person but not enough to actually do much at all. Even the most minor of domestic infrastructure projects would easily cost more than this; $4 million in today's economy is nothing, unfortunately.

    Israel probably spends this amount per hour. Per minute during an active attack.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago

    The fund will seek to scale up and ​attract ​additional donors ⁠once operational.

    It's not the end of the story, and as you say, it's a a step in the right direction at least. And it's much better than what the US does, or what Russia and China do in their hemispheres.

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