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Israelis Awarded Iraq Compensation
Thursday, April 15, 1999; 11:17 a.m. EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Some 68 Israeli companies will share over
$31 million in compensation for damage they sustained during
the
1991 Gulf War, Israel's Justice Ministry said Thursday.
The money comes from a U.N. committee established in 1991 to
compensate individuals and businesses harmed by Iraq during
the
war. The committee draws its funds from Iraqi oil revenues.
The decision by the Geneva-based committee, announced Tuesday,
represents the first time the fund has compensated Israeli
companies. Previous awards have been made to individual
Israelis.
Nearly $31.5 million will go to 68 Israeli companies that
sustained
damage when Iraq unleashed 40 Scud missiles on the Jewish
state.
The largest award among those going to companies is nearly
$5.7
million; the smallest, nearly $2,000. Requests from another 17
companies were rejected; another 39 are awaiting a decision.
The committee also granted 13 individuals a total of about
$231,000. Nearly $900,000 has already been awarded to
Israelis.
Copyright 1999 The Associated Press
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