US Supreme Court rejects Trump foreign aid freeze

Justices Roberts and Coney Barrett vote with liberal justices in upholding lower court order obliging government to unfreeze $2 billion in USAID funds.

Congressional testimony:

'USAID funded Hamas, other Islamic terror groups'

Middle East Forum Executive Director Gregg Roman testifies to Congress that $2 billion in US taxpayer money funded Hamas's survival until the current ceasefire.

Most remaining staff on leave

USAID to lay off 2,000 employees

Around 2,000 employees at US Agency for International Development will be laid off, while most of the remaining full-time staff will be placed on administrative leave.

Otzma Yehudit MK:

Elon Musk should target USAID

Yitzchak Kreuzer urges Elon Musk to disclose information about USAID funds sent to Israeli organizations amidst concerns of misuse for political purposes.

Melanie Phillips:

The dismantling of a malevolent empire

USAID is only one outpost of a corrupted humanitarian establishment. “Human rights” have been turned into the anvil upon which justice and conscience are being smashed. Opinion.

Report:

How USAID funded Palestinian Arab terrorism

US officials say they clashed with USAID over funding of terror-linked organizations and that the agency actively fought for anti-Israel policies, even after October 7th.

How USAID funded terror states which killed US soldiers

USAID sent $9.3B to Islamic terror states that killed 3,000 American soldiers. And over $18 billion to Islamic terrorist states. Op-ed.

USAID announces new programs to foster Israel-PA cooperation

USAID announced seven new programs to foster peace between Palestinian Arabs and Israelis, which it stated "will strengthen and expand the network of peacebuilding organizations under the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund."

Report finds:

Biden ignored internal opposition, pushed failed Gaza pier

A USAID Inspector General report stated that President Biden pushed for the US-run pier to deliver aid to Gazans despite concerns that it would draw away from pressure on Israel to open land crossings.

19 mil. pounds of aid

US sums up Gaza maritime pier operation

USAID reports that US humanitarian pier delivered 19 million pounds of aid to Gaza; stating that a ceasefire is urgently needed to enable the surge of assistance and the release of hostages.

Report:

Leaked doc. claims Israel in violation of aid commitments to US

USAID officials sent a report to the State Department saying that Israel is not honouring the requirement for US arms deals that it allow humanitarian aid efforts.

Bypassing UNRWA

US announces humanitarian aid for Palestinian Arabs

USAID says the aid will go through the World Food Program and non-governmental groups rather than UNRWA, whose employees took part in October 7 massacre.

USAID announces 3 new awards under Mideast partnership

USAID announces three new awards for programs aiming to increase cooperation between Palestinian Authority Arabs and Israelis.

Report: US should tighten procedures to avoid assisting terror

US watchdog: Aid agency did not properly vet Palestinian recipients for terror ties.

Netanyahu meets with USAID administrator after MOU signing

Memorandum of understanding between US and Israel aims to "establish the framework for further international development cooperation."

US, Israel sign global partnership memorandum

USAID and Israel's intn'l development agency sign memorandum of understanding establishing increased development cooperation.

USAID to lay off most of its staff in Judea, Samaria, Gaza

Federal aid agency to lay off nearly all of its staff members operating in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority.

USAID ceases assistance to PA

US Agency for International Development confirms it has ceased aid to the PA at its request.

Israel joins 'Power Africa' initiative

PM Netanyahu says he believes Israel, US, and Africa can 'work together to secure a better future.'

New school year, same old incitement curriculum

Study finds PA textbooks in UNRWA schools continue to educate children for war and violence against Jews and Israel.

US gives Hamas fundraising front $100,000

USAID taxpayer-funded organization gives grant to group banned in Israel and UAE for channeling cash to Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood.

US Delegation Asks Cuba to Release Social Worker Alan Gross

Members of Congress have gone to Cuba in an attempt to free imprisoned American Jewish social worker Alan Gross, age 63.

Russia Ousts US Aid Agency for 'Political Meddling'

Russia has ousted the United States Agency for International Development, claiming that the aid agency has undermined Russia's sovereignty.

Egypt Raids and Closes NGO Offices in Cairo

Prosecutors in Cairo have raided and closed five NGOs. Are they targeting dissidents - or Obama administration proxies?

Obama Fails to Purchase Egypt's Elections

US president Barack Obama poured $200M into Egypt's liberal and secular parties only to see them decimated on election day.

PA Unshod By US Aid Freeze

PA officials slammed the freeze of $200 million in aid by US lawmakers while protesters hurl shoes at US diplomats in Ramallah.

US, Hamas Cut Deal on Gaza Aid

Hamas says it reached a deal with the US allowing almost $100 million in US aid dollars to keep flowing into Gaza.

USAID Director Recalled From Cairo

The USAID director in Cairo abruptly returned to the US as a rift between the Obama administration and Egypt's caretaker gov't widens.

US Funds Left-Wing PA ‘Peace Partner’ PR Campaign

The US has spent $250,000 to fund a Palestinian Authority PR campaign that it is "peace partner.” Left-Wing Israelis are behind the publicity.

Left-Wing Campaign: PA Wants Peace

A new left-wing PR campaign seeks to persuade the Israeli public that the PA truly wants peace – despite all indications to the contrary.

PM's Office: J'lem to Remain Undivided, No PA Offices to Open

The US government is pressuring Israel to let the PA re-establish an official foothold in Jerusalem. PMO spokesman Mark Regev says it won't happen.

Jewish Social Worker Held as ‘Spy’ in Cuba

A 60-year-old American Jew is being held on suspicion of being a spy for the United States. The man, Alan Gross, was arrested in Cuba last month.