US scrambles to save funding for PA security forces
6 December 2018
New law will effectively disqualify Palestinian Authority from receiving US money. Read more about US scrambles to save funding for PA security forces
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Israel's espionage crimes in Gaza and abroad
28 November 2018
Spyware sold to governments used against journalists and dissidents. Read more about Israel's espionage crimes in Gaza and abroad
Trump budget slashes foreign aid, but not for Israel
16 March 2017
Deep cuts will affect health research, peacekeeping and climate change but record aid for Israel will not be touched. Read more about Trump budget slashes foreign aid, but not for Israel
US confiscating a quarter of “Holy Land Five” wife’s wages
New York City 11 March 2014
Ghassan Elashi’s wife’s garnished wages are the latest example of how far the US is willing to go to silence and scare those involved in Palestinian activism. Read more about US confiscating a quarter of “Holy Land Five” wife’s wages
"Let us not be brought down": Last legal recourse for Holy Land Five
New York City 24 October 2012
Noor Elashi anticipates this week’s decision by the US Supreme Court whether or not to hear the Holy Land Foundation case, in which her father is a defendant. Read more about "Let us not be brought down": Last legal recourse for Holy Land Five
Hoping to unfreeze US aid dollars, Abbas asked Cuba to free accused American spy
15 July 2012
Why was Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas trying to get Cuba to free a USAID contractor accused of spying and convicted of subversion? Read more about Hoping to unfreeze US aid dollars, Abbas asked Cuba to free accused American spy
Palestinian contractors demand UN exclude Israel firms from Gaza tender
Gaza Strip 30 May 2012
Invited to bid on Gaza infrastructure projects, does Israel stand to profit from their wanton destruction during the 2008-09 attacks? Read more about Palestinian contractors demand UN exclude Israel firms from Gaza tender
US aid freeze designed to further punish Palestinians
11 October 2011
The US Congress has voted to freeze aid to the Palestinian Authority worth $200 million. The common theme of the freeze is the disruption of activities that might reinforce the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) drive for statehood. Read more about US aid freeze designed to further punish Palestinians