| KUWAIT: Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami called on Muslim oil-producing countries to give 1 percent of their oil revenues to the cash-strapped Palestinian government led by Hamas. Speaking at a meeting of the Islamic Development Bank, which gives loans to Muslim countries, Khatami said the United States and Israel were depriving Palestinians of their rights by withholding funds and that Islamic states needed to do more to help. "All those who respect the rights of human beings should deposit in this fund for the Palestinian government," he said. |