US holds back $65m aid to Palestinians

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

US holds back $65m aid to Palestinians

16 January 2018

The US is withholding more than half of the $125m (£90m) it gives to the UN relief agency for the Palestinians, American officials say.

It will provide $60 million in aid to the UN Relief and Works Agency but will hold back a further $65 million "for future consideration".

President Donald Trump said earlier the US could cut aid if Palestinians rejected peace efforts with Israel.

The US funds almost 30% of the UN agency's work overall.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42711985

[Mosby]

1. Jan Egeland is a liar.

The withdrawal of funds would, he said, have "devastating consequences for vulnerable Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, including hundreds of thousands of refugee children in the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria who depend on the agency for their education".

Those kids are not refugees, they are hostages for Israel haters.

Here is a better article about unwra:

http://www.thetower.org/5847-u-s-cuts-contribution-to-unrwa-in-half-following-its-history-of-corruption-terror-support/

[hack89]

2. That will put a serious dent in Hamas' tunnel building. nt

[The Mouth]

3. Interesting article

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/fact-check-how-much-funding-does-u-s-actually-give-palestinians-1.5630320

Personally, I don't want to see a single taxpayer cent spent ANYWHERE beyond our borders until every last American citizen has housing, healthcare and all the education they want or need.