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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (right) speaks to the press in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Report: Hamas refused $15 billion in US aid over demand that it disarm, says...

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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...
U.S. Capitol. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US Senate votes to continue security aid to Israel

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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

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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...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) addresses the Women's March on NYC 2019. Credit: Flickr.

Democrats circulate letter that proposes cutting US assistance to Israel over sovereignty plans

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Four Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been circulating a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, threatening the conditioning or even cutting off of U.S. assistance to Israel if...
Hezbollah fighters march in a ceremony. The new Lebanese government under Prime Minister Hassan Diab is backed by an Hezbollah-Iran-controlled alliance, Feb. 7, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Congress members push for suspending US assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces

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A group of Republican members of Congress have called on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to re-evaluate and suspend U.S. assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which has supported the U.S.-designated terrorist group and Iranian proxy Hezbollah. “Since 2010,...
Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel following the targeted killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu al-Ata by Israel on Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Hassan Jedi/Flash90.

USAID blocks coronavirus relief funding for Gaza due to Hamas control of strip

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The Trump administration will not be sending U.S. coronavirus assistance to the Gaza Strip due to concerns that funds could fall into the hands of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas. “The Trump administration is not supporting assistance...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media in the press briefing room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2019. Credit: State Department Photo by Michael Gross.

Pompeo: Iranian officials stole more than $1 billion in coronavirus assistance

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Iranian officials have stolen more than $1 billion in European assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic, instead pocketing the funds for themselves, alleges U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Iran has the sixth-most confirmed coronavirus cases with 23,049,...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media in the press briefing room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2019. Credit: State Department Photo by Michael Gross.

Report: Pompeo lifts hold on US economic aid to Lebanon

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo helped release nearly $115 million in U.S. economic assistance to Lebanon after a hold was placed on it, reported Bloomberg on Thursday, citing four people familiar with the situation. According to the...
Lebanese protesters in Beirut on Oct. 18, 2019. Credit: Shahen Books via Wikimedia Commons.

Washington holding $100 million in aid to Lebanon, says State Department official

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The White House is holding up more than $100 million in security aid to Lebanon, a senior U.S. State Department official said, according to an AFP report on Tuesday. U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon. Credit: Courtesy.

UN ambassador Danon slams Sanders over remarks on annual assistance to Israel

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Sunday for saying recently that a portion of the U.S. military assistance to...