Several Jewish lawmakers praised President Bush’s decision to provide direct aid to the Palestinian Authority. Reps. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.) have joined Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) in a letter to President Bush, expressing support for the $20 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority that Bush approved last week.
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