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Related: About this forumTrump axes $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 / 12:39 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Trump axes $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
Trump called for a review of U.S. assistance to the Palestinians earlier this year to ensure the funds were being spent in accordance with American national interests and were providing value to taxpayers.
As a result of that review, at the direction of the President, we will be redirecting approximately $25 million originally planned for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, the State Department official said. Those funds will go to high-priority projects elsewhere.
The aid cut is the latest in a number of actions by the Trump administration that have alienated the Palestinians, including the recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital and moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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Trump axes $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
Trump called for a review of U.S. assistance to the Palestinians earlier this year to ensure the funds were being spent in accordance with American national interests and were providing value to taxpayers.
As a result of that review, at the direction of the President, we will be redirecting approximately $25 million originally planned for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, the State Department official said. Those funds will go to high-priority projects elsewhere.
The aid cut is the latest in a number of actions by the Trump administration that have alienated the Palestinians, including the recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital and moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-palestinians-hospitals/trump-axes-25-million-in-aid-for-palestinians-in-east-jerusalem-hospitals-idUSKCN1LO0O0
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Trump axes $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2018
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Freethinker65
(10,021 posts)1. High priority projects...Trump Development Projects
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)2. I hate that POS.
LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)3. Ugh.