Tag: Foreign Aid
Democrats circulate letter that proposes cutting US assistance to Israel over sovereignty plans
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...
Congress members push for suspending US assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
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,...
USAID blocks coronavirus relief funding for Gaza due to Hamas control of strip
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...
Pompeo: Iranian officials stole more than $1 billion in coronavirus assistance
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,...
Report: Pompeo lifts hold on US economic aid to Lebanon
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...
Washington holding $100 million in aid to Lebanon, says State Department official
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...
UN ambassador Danon slams Sanders over remarks on annual assistance to Israel
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...
US rejects Israeli request to condition financial assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
The United States has rejected a request from Israel to condition U.S. assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which has supported the U.S.-designated terrorist group and Iranian proxy Hezbollah.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson told JNS that the...
Jewish organizations ‘deeply troubled’ by Democrats’ talk of leveraging US aid to Israel
The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, an umbrella group of 50 Jewish organizations, released a statement on Nov. 1 condemning the Democratic presidential candidates saying that aid to Israel should be used as leverage...
Report: US withholding $105 million in security assistance for Lebanon
The United States is withholding $105 million in security assistance for Lebanon, reported Reuters on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials.
This development comes as Israel has reportedly asked the United States and other countries to condition assistance to...