By: Jad Elsaghir / Arab America Contributing Writer For many in Gaza, finding essential aid has become exponentially difficult. Israel has consistently blocked all forms of aid from entering Gaza from food, water, medicine, and other essential items; this comes after months of continuous bombardment which has left Gaza’s hospitals, agricultural, and housing institutions in … Continued
SOURCE: REUTERS BY: DAVID BRUNNSTROM WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is cutting more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinians, the State Department said on Friday, amid a deteriorating relationship with the Palestinian leadership. A senior State Department official said without elaborating that the funds, originally planned for programs in the West Bank … Continued
SOURCE: THE INTERCEPT BY: HENRIETTE CHACAR BASHAR MASALHA LAY subdued on a strip of grass along the beachfront promenade of Jaffa, Israel, the ancient Mediterranean port that was swallowed up by the development of Tel Aviv. The injured Masalha was under the gun of an Israeli volunteer police officer. Onlookers cheered the officer on, urging him … Continued
SOURCE: ANNAHAR BEIRUT: The World Bank approved this week a new $400 million program to strengthen Lebanon’s economy and create employment opportunities which have been impacted as a result of the Syrian refugee crisis and economic stagnation. The “Creating Economic Opportunities in Support of the Lebanon National Jobs Program” is comprised of a $70 million … Continued
SOURCE: PALESTINE SQUARE BY: KHELIL BOUARROUJ As part of Donald Trump’s “America First” campaign, he pledged to substantially cut foreign aid. As a result of this campaign promise, during the first year of his presidency, foreign aid declined to $23 billion from $49b in 2016, and 2018 is on trend to be roughly $10b less than 2017. This has meant … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: ERICA MORETTI Haunting images of children wounded or killed in war fill global news reports with dispiriting regularity. And while the migration of Syrian refugees has generated controversy across the United States, these images convey a deeper tragedy that governments and humanitarian organizations have yet to properly address: the crippling, … Continued
SOURCE: BBC NEWS The rebel-held Syrian region of the Eastern Ghouta has received its first aid delivery in almost three months. It comes after weeks of appeals from the United Nations to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of hundreds of critically ill people. About 400,000 people live in the besieged enclave, east of Damascus, … Continued
SOURCE: BBC NEWS The US is withholding more than half of a $125m (£90m) instalment destined for the UN relief agency for the Palestinians, American officials say. It will provide $60m in aid to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) but will hold back a further $65m. A UN official said the move would … Continued
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