Posts Tagged: US Foreign Aid
Menendez Indictment Prompts Calls in US Congress for Egypt Aid Rethink
Charges that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) accepted bribes in exchange for wielding his influence to aid the Egyptian government prompted calls in the US Congress...
Trump Administration Lifts Hold on Lebanon Security Aid
US President Donald Trump's administration has lifted a mysterious "hold" on more than $100 million in security aid for Lebanon, congressional and State Department officials...
Israeli Defense Ministry: New US Aid Agreement May Crush Israeli Companies
JNS.org - A comprehensive analysis by Israel’s Ministry of Defense of the effect of a US foreign-aid agreement signed at the end of former President Barack...
US Suspends at Least $900 Million in Security Aid to Pakistan
The United States said on Thursday it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan...
CNN Swallows the Myth of Israel Dominating US Foreign Aid
CNN reports: American taxpayers doled out $5.9 billion in foreign military financing in 2014, according to the government's Foreign Assistance report -- that's roughly the GDP of Somalia. But where...
75 Senators Say They Won’t Support Palestinian Aid Until US Reviews ICC Bid
JNS.org - Seventy-five of 100 US senators signed a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry stating that they will not support foreign aid to...
There is No Tax on Words
An Arab colloquialism frequently employed by Arab policy-makers to mislead foreign movers and shakers (including U.S. secretaries of state) suggests that "on words, one...
Kerry: Israel Aid Could Be Reduced in Sequester
Times of Israel - A $3.1 billion earmark for military aid to Israel in the White House's budget request for next year could be...
US Unblocks $500 Million in Funding for Palestinian Authority
The Express Tribune - The United States has quietly unblocked almost $500 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority which had been frozen...
Pro-Israel Group Responds to Houston Billboard Calling for End to Israel Aid
The pro-Israel education group StandWithUs will counter a billboard in Houston calling for the end to U.S. military aid to Israel. StandWithUs is partnering with...
Congress Mulls New Restrictions to Egypt, PA Aid
The House of Representatives' Foreign Operations Appropriations subcommittee passed a $40.1 billion budget for 2013 with new stipulations for U.S. funds that go to Egypt and...
