U.S. Won’t Pay $45 Million in Emergency Food Aid to Palestinians
The Trump administration acknowledged Thursday it is withholding $45 million in emergency food aid pledged to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. This is State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert speaking on Thursday. Heather Nauert: “That was something that we had planned to make, a contribution, in early 2018, for that $45 million for the West Bank/Gaza emergency appeal, and that was simply for food aid. We routinely provide them with that type of forecasting. At the time, though, when we provided that note, that information, to UNRWA, we made clear that it was a pledge, it was not a guarantee, and...
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