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Obama released $221M to Palestinians in final hours

By Max Greenwood The Hill The Obama administration sent $221 million to the Palestinian Authority on Friday, as President Obama prepared to leave the White House for the last time, The Associated Press reports. The outgoing administration formally notified Congress of the decision just hours before President Trump was inaugurated. Congress had initially approved the … Continued

John Kerry Issues Dire Warning On Israeli Settlements Ahead Of Pro-Settlement Donald Trump Entering Office

By Jessica Schulberg The Huffington Post The best way to understand outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry’s Wednesday speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to recognize that if Hillary Clinton had won the election, he most likely never would have delivered such an address. In the harshest criticism from a member of the U.S. government against … Continued

UN passes resolution on ending Israeli settlements, US abstains

Aljazeera  The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a resolution demanding the halt of settlement activity by Israel on occupied Palestinian territory with the United States notably abstaining. The resolution was put forward at the 15-member council for a vote on Friday by New Zealand, Malaysia, Venezuela and Senegal a day after Egypt … Continued

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