A TOP EUROPEAN UNION OFFICIAL ON SUNDAY URGED ISRAEL AND THE HAMAS-LED PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT TO RESOLVE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS FACING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, AP REPORTED. EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSIONER BENITA FERRERO-WALDNER ENCOURAGED BOTH SIDES TO TAKE MEASURES TO END THE TWO-MONTH-LONG CRISIS THAT HAS LEFT THE PA'S TREASURY UNABLE TO PAY THE SALARIES OF 165,000 CIVIL SERVANTS. «WE HAVE TO SUPPORT THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND NOT LET THEM DOWN,» FERRERO-WALDNER SAID. «THE PALESTINIANS HAVE TO CHANGE QUICKLY ... THEY HAVE TO DO IT FOR THEIR OWN PEOPLE,» SHE SAID.
