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Obama Offers Abbas $400m in Extra Aid for Gaza in Flotilla Aftermath

U.S. President hosts Palestinian leader at White House, calling on Israel to curb settlement building and Palestinians to tackle incitement.

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June 09, 2010

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Israel to work with all parties to find a solution for Gaza and offered the Palestinians $400 million in new aid as Washington sought to contain the fallout from Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

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