US embassy cable - 05DOHA1445

UNCLAS DOHA 001445 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID, EFIN, PREL, IS, WE, GZ, QA 
SUBJECT: DATA REQUEST: QATARI ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
AUTHORITY 
 
REF: STATE 146261 
 
The government of Qatar paid in $10 million to the Arab 
League Fund for the P.A. established at the AL Summit in 
Beirut in 2000. The GOQ has also made the contributions noted 
below. Information is based on Embassy sources as the GOQ has 
not yet responded officially to our request for details. 
 
-- Sheikha Moza (wife of the Amir) donated 1.5 million 
British pounds in 2005 to a Palestinian medical center. 
 
-- GOQ funded construction of a football stadium in Gaza. 
 
-- GOQ contributed to establishment of a law school in the 
West Bank. 
 
-- GOQ regularly provides medical treatment in Doha for 
injured Palestinians. 
 
-- GOQ sponsors charity drives organized by the Qatar 
Charitable Society to raise funds for Palestinians. 
 
-- On behalf of the P.A., GOQ deducts 5% from salaries of 
Palestinians working in Qatar and provides those funds to the 
P.A. 
 
-- Qatar University offers ten places for Palestinian 
students and offers scholarships to the most academically 
successful Palestinian students graduating from Qatari high 
schools. 
 
-- The Amir recently donated $10 million to an Arab-Israeli 
soccer team to fund a new field and equipment. 
 
MCGEHEE