Trump Administration To Cut $25M In Aid To East Jerusalem Hospital Network Providing Care To Palestinians

The Hill: Trump to cut $25M in aid for East Jerusalem hospitals: State Dept.
“The Trump administration is cutting $25 million in aid earmarked for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals. The State Department in a statement to The Hill said the money will be redirected to ‘high-priority projects elsewhere’…” (Birnbaum, 9/9).

NPR: New Cuts In Medical Aid To Palestinians By Trump Administration
“…A State Department official told NPR the administration is pulling $25 million it had planned to give to the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, a group of six hospitals, some church-run, providing care primarily to Palestinians…” (Estrin, 9/7).

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