According to several diplomatic sources, the White House intends to withhold as much as $200 million in relief aid for Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza, the Think Progress website reports today (August 11, 2018).
This comes after the U.S. recently cut its contributions to UNRWA, the United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees.
As "Foreign Policy" reports, holding back the $200 million -- almost the entire amount of humanitarian aid the U.S. grants the Palestinians -- amounts to "severing a vital humanitarian lifeline at a time of rising political and security tensions in the area."
The decision to make the cut came down from a "high-level meeting" this week with Jared Kushner -- the Jewish son-in-law of President Trump and chief Middle East advisor -- and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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