Kerry pledges $75m. more in US aid to Palestinians
Move designed to boost Palestinian public support for peace talks, US officials say
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Palestinian supporters of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, chant slogans against US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, during a protest in Gaza City, Wednesday, November 6, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Adel Hana)
US Secretary of State John Kerry says the United State will provide an additional $75 million in aid to create Palestinian jobs and help them improve roads, schools and other infrastructure.
US officials say the aid is designed to boost Palestinian public support for faltering peace talks with Israel by showing them tangible benefits from the process.
Kerry announced the aid on Wednesday in Bethlehem, where he is meeting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Kerry met earlier Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
The new aid brings the US contribution to a Palestinian infrastructure program to $100 million.
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