"I got together with some of my colleagues and we decided to write a letter to Saddam asking for help. A month later we were invited to Baghdad, where a senior government official handed each one of us a check for $7,000."
--Jerusalem resident Ali Hijazi said after returning from Baghdad. According to Palestinian sources, at least 500 Arab families living in Jerusalem have received financial aid from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

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