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Congress Blocking Aid to the Palestinians: the Facts & What They Mean

By Lara Friedman on October 3, 2011 11:39 AM

This past weekend there were press reports (original story in the Independent, with further reporting in the Israeli press) that Congress was blocking $200 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA).  As is often the case when it comes to the rather arcane world of Congress and appropriations, the press reports were partly correct and partly incorrect, and also missed some rather important points.