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Palestinian Authority
Mr. Wolfensohn also thought  it would be irresponsible to keep it open further without a clear quartet decision on policy toward the Palestinian Authority in the current circumstances. Israel is already withholding money due the Palestinians because of the Hamas election, but the United States and European Union, which consider Hamas a terrorist organization, expect to be forced to withhold much of their current aid to the Palestinian Authority once a Hamas-led government is installed. Although officials have suggested that they should continue to aid ordinary Palestinians while bypassing Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, there is no consensus on how to do it.