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Hamas issues paychecks this weekend
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published June 3, 2006
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday that 40,000 government employees would receive some of their overdue wages this weekend and that the remaining 125,000 would receive advances. Hamas hasn't paid 165,000 civil servants since it took power in March because its refusal to renounce violence and recognize Israel has provoked crippling international economic sanctions. The unpaid salaries have been a major source of ferment in Palestinian territories and have threatened the viability of the new Hamas government. In a sermon at a mosque in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Haniyeh said the government came up with the cash for one month's wages because of "internal revenue collection ... and some good financial management." Employees earning up to $330 a month will receive full salaries, and those who make more will receive advances, he said. The money will be deposited in Palestinian banks today or Sunday, Haniyeh said.
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