USAID

USAID watchdog says UNRWA Oct. 7 staff investigation had ‘major deficiencies’

Though OIOS complained that it had only been provided copies of the evidence because the originals remained in Israel’s custody, USAID OIG said that there was no reason to doubt their authenticity.

 Palestinians gather to receive aid provided by UNRWA including food supplies, after Israel says it has ceased entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, outside a distribution center, at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, March 2, 2025.
A protest display against UNRWA seen in Jerusalem, March 18, 2024

US moves to disbar three former UNRWA teachers over Hamas ties, Oct. 7 involvement

US SECRETARY OF STATE Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Sept. 2010.

'A Daring Enterprise': Pragmatism, principles, and peace through prosperity - review

A PALESTINIAN man walks past the building of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on January 8, 2018.

UNRWA fires 70 employees after Israeli accusations of Hamas affiliation


War-torn Ukraine exports millions of tons of grain to developing countries

Despite the hit taken by the Ukrainian grain industry when Russia invaded in February, the country is still exporting millions of tons of grain each month.

 Labourers offload bags of grains as part of relief food that was sent from Ukraine at the World Food Program (WFP) warehouse in Adama town, Ethiopia, September 8, 2022.

MEPPA: How a US law disrupts the violent Israeli-Palestinian status quo - opinion

A growing ecosystem of peace-building NGOs is strengthening the relationships and attitudes that the next generation of Israelis and Palestinians will need if they’re ever to exit this tragedy.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks on Friday at Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, pledging support for the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network.

Does the new US foreign spending bill condition aid to Israel? - analysis

Here’s a breakdown of the Israel-related content in the Department of State’s Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for 2022, and why it matters.

Howard Kohr, Ceo of AIPAC, testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC on March 12, 2019. The hearing was a State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on FY2020 appropriations for State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs.

USAID ties with Israel, UAE a model to advance development goals - opinion

The MoUs with Israel and the UAE establish an important foundation to share technical expertise and resources in developing countries.

TWO BOYS ride a bike past a USAID sign last week announcing a desalination plant project in the Gaza Strip.

US considering cash payments to Central America to stem migration

Biden in late March tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead US efforts with Mexico and Central America to address the number of migrants heading north.

A migrant from Guatemala talk to a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the Paso del Norte international border bridge to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 26, 2021.

Republicans delay Biden administration’s funds to Palestinians

Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), used their respective positions to stop the aid from starting on April 10.

US President Joe Biden speaks as he announces executive actions on gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US, April 8, 2021

Watchdog: USAID didn't properly vet Palestinian recipients for terror ties

Tightening up its procedures would “better position USAID to reduce the risk of providing assistance to entities or individuals associated with terrorism,” the GAO said.

MEMBERS OF the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) aim their weapons at an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump as they ride a truck during a protest in Gaza City.

How can Israel resolve water scarcity issues with the Palestinians?

Palestinians depend heavily on rain and underground water sources, which Israel controls.

Double duty. An irrigation canal provides a place for a Palestinian boy to cool off in September near the West Bank city of Jericho.

U.S. gives cold shoulder to major Palestinian donor parley

The US was previously one of the largest donors to the Palestinians and the PA, providing upwards of half-a-billion dollars a year through the United Nations and other venues.

A PALESTINIAN BOY cries as students of United Nations-run schools take part in a protest against a US decision to cut aid, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2017

USAID to lay off most of its West Bank and Gaza staff

USAID told NPR in a statement that it was not planning on closing the West Bank and Gaza mission completely.

STUDENTS AT the USAID-funded Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, located on Kibbutz Ketura, use the desert as their classroom