Tag: Foreign Aid
Warren urges US to explore conditioning aid to Israel to help it ‘adjust course’
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged the Biden administration to consider conditioning military aid to Israel in order to help the Jewish state “adjust course.”
“We should talk about the elephant in the room—America’s military assistance to...
AIPAC blasts bill proposed by Minnesota Rep. McCollum to condition US aid to Israel
AIPAC blasted a new bill introduced by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) that would condition U.S. aid to Israel to ensure that no tax dollars contribute to alleged civil-rights and human-rights abuses against Palestinians.
The proposed...
Biden’s push for restoring aid to Palestinians faces legal hurdles and brewing political crisis
In recent days, the Biden administration has moved rapidly to restore funding to the Palestinians that had been largely severed during the Trump administration.
Concerns are being raised, however, that the funding could both violate...
Biden administration to allocate $90 million in aid to Palestinians
The Biden administration has allocated $90 million in aid to the Palestinians, with only a portion of the money being publicly announced, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The United States announced last week that...
UNRWA textbooks under scrutiny by EU Parliament committee
Palestinian textbooks provided by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) came under scrutiny during a recent hearing of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
The attention was prompted by a report issued by the Institute for...
In COVID-aid bill scrum, Israel becomes a familiar scapegoat
There’s much to complain about when it comes to the process and the end result of the massive $900 billion coronavirus relief stimulus bill that just passed Congress. No matter which side of the...
Can Biden renew foreign aid to Palestinians while still adhering to Taylor Force Act?
The incoming Biden administration has made clear it intends to renew funding to the Palestinian Authority and reopen the PLO mission in Washington, D.C. In November, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said in an interview,...
Report: Hamas refused $15 billion in US aid over demand that it disarm, says...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday that the terror organization had turned down a large U.S. aid package because it would have been required to disarm to receive the funds.
Speaking with a Qatari...
US Senate votes to continue security aid to Israel
The U.S. Senate passed a $740.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021 on Thursday that includes the continuation of American assistance to Israel for missile-defense programs and other initiatives.
The vote tally was...
Poll: Democrats, voters in battleground states trend overwhelmingly pro-Israel
An overwhelming majority of Americans, including Democrats and voters in battleground states, consider themselves pro-Israel, oppose reducing U.S. security aid to Israel and want the Democratic Party platform to remain at least as pro-Israel...