The United States has cut additional aid to the Palestinians for programs supporting conflict resolution with Israelis, an official confirms Sunday, adding to more than $500 million in other cuts.
The latest cuts come from $10 million in programs on reconciliation involving Palestinians as well as Jewish and Arab Israelis.
The portion of the money involving Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip was being redirected to programs between Jewish and Arab Israelis, a US Embassy official says.
It is not clear how much of the $10 million was being redirected.
US officials also cannot confirm whether the latest cut meant all non-security related aid to the Palestinians has now been eliminated.
“As announced in August, the administration redirected more than $200 million that was originally planned for programs in the West Bank and Gaza,” a US embassy official says.
“At the same time we redirected a portion of the $10 million which was planned for conflict management and mitigation.”
The official says the portion involving Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza would be used “to enhance” programs in Israel instead.
— AFP
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