US Cuts Aid To Palestinians, Cites Policy Differences

A Father and his daughter cross a street under renovations as part of a USAID grant in the village of al-Badhan, north of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on August 25, 2018. - Since January, US financing for humanit... A Father and his daughter cross a street under renovations as part of a USAID grant in the village of al-Badhan, north of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on August 25, 2018. - Since January, US financing for humanitarian programmes serving the Palestinians has been suspended, with Washington saying it is being reviewed. President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to force the Palestinians back to the negotiating table with Israel. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians, following a review of the funding for projects in the West Bank and Gaza.

The department notified Congress of the decision Friday in a brief, three-paragraph notice sent first to lawmakers and then to reporters. It said the administration will redirect the money to “high priority projects elsewhere.”

One main issue the U.S. has had with support for the Palestinian Authority had been its stipends paid to the families of Palestinians killed, injured or jailed for attacks on Israel.

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  1. Wait, I thought WonderKush had this all worked out? Just like the NoKo deal was?

    What happened?

  2. Although WonderKush has not yet been able to bring peace to the Mideast, he has managed to make everything there peach-y.

  3. I believe that cutting off aid to Palestinians is part of Kushner’s plan.

    I want to know what the “high priority projects elsewhere” are. $200 M is not a lot of money, so where will it go?

  4. Netanyahoo used to stay at the Kutchner home when he went to NY.
    I used to live in France and had Palestinian friends who had been born before 1948 in a place named Palestine. If, some how, the United States was given away and the occupants were driven out and refused reentry how many “terrorists” do you think would be created?

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