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State Department freezes Obama’s $221m gift to Palestinians
« on: January 25, 2017, 11:14:09 AM »
The Trump administration has frozen Obama’s parting gift to the the Palestinians.

Former US President Barack Obama, in his waning hours, quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA), which Congress had been blocking.

The Trump administration announced it is freezing the move.

The State Department is reviewing the last-minute decision by former Secretary of State John Kerry to send $221 million dollars to the Palestinians.

Kerry formally notified Congress that State would release the money Friday morning, just hours before President Donald Trump took the oath of office.

The funds — supposedly intended for reconstruction in Gaza and good governance programs for the Palestinian Authority — were being blocked by at least two Republican lawmakers— Ed Royce (R-CA), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Kay Granger (R-TX), who sits on the House Appropriations Committee — in response to Palestinian attempts to join international organizations, from which it intended to launch more international campaigns against Israel and before a peace deal with Israel.


https://worldisraelnews.com/state-department-freezes-obamas-221m-gift-palestinians/
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Re: State Department freezes Obama’s $221m gift to Palestinians
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2017, 02:46:45 PM »
Good.

I'd thought this wasn't possible, that the money was already gone.

It's awesome, what the new president is accomplishing.
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Re: State Department freezes Obama’s $221m gift to Palestinians
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2017, 04:56:16 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on January 25, 2017, 02:46:45 PM
Good.

I'd thought this wasn't possible, that the money was already gone.

It's awesome, what the new president is accomplishing.

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I thought the same.

Trump has done more (good for the USA - MAGA) in three days than the GOPe has done in the last decade.

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