US redirecting $25M in aid for East Jerusalem hospitals

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press



By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Today

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Saturday that it is cutting $25 million meant for East Jerusalem hospitals and putting the money toward “high-priority projects elsewhere.”

The move follows the State Department’s late August announcement that the administration is slashing more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians following a review that President Donald Trump ordered to ensure the spending was aligned with U.S. national interests.

The Palestinians had held out hope that the hospital money would be spared because it was not included in the previously announced cut. On Saturday, the Palestinian Authority denounced the administration’s move as “an act of political blackmail.”

The State Department said the review was intended to make sure the American aid was “being spent in accordance with U.S. national interests and were providing value to the U.S. taxpayer.” The administration “will be redirecting approximately $25 million originally planned for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network. Those funds will go to high-priority projects elsewhere,” the department added. It did not identify the projects.

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[Roy Rolling]

1. A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted

Whenever The Orangechruian Candidate handles money it leads to gaudy excess and bankruptcy. Having the U.S. credit card is a disaster for all Americans. He spends like a moron.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Call it what it is: APARTHEID

[sfwriter]

6. Yup.

[ck4829]

3. So in effect... Two Jerusalems?

[lark]

4. This shows drumpf's true priorities are killing Palestinians.

He's following the lead of his Zionist SIL, plus Israel, like Russia, offered to help him win the election, their ambassador even stated this on tv. They had plans to use Americans as intermediaries to hide the source of the funds. Orange Chaos has zero interest in peace between Palestinians and Israelis, he wants Palestinians to be slaves to Israel, that's what Jared presented (minus the word slave of course) to them, Israels wish list, nothing at all for them except abject poverty with no power to control their own lives at all.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Yeah, cancer patients don't provide much value to US taxpayers. I

hate these people. Of course, the GOP plans the same for the US.

[Cold War Spook]

7. I am more than a bit surprised

that what ever the US is using for an embassy in Jerusalem hasn't been bombed yet,

[mahina]

8. This is horrendous. I feel responsible in part for this terrible action.

It’s so cruel and so senseless. These people are monsters.