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October 4, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-congress-officially-confirms-blocking-palestinian-aid-explains-reasoning-1.387989

U.S. Congressional Committee Explains Blocking Palestinian Aid

(Ha'aretz) Natasha Mozgovaya - Bradley Goehner, Communications Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, explained Monday why almost $200 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority has been put on hold. "Committee Members are seeking further details about how funds have been used in the past, how they will be used, safeguards, and the system in place to phase the Palestinians away from dependency on the U.S. This is a tool of Congressional oversight." "Members believe that the funding cannot be considered in a vacuum, and that the PA's activities at the UN, its arrangement with Hamas, and its failure to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state must all be taken into consideration," he added. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is lobbying Congress to unblock the aid.

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