The State Department announced today (August 24, 2018) that the Trump administration will revoke more than $200 million in economic aid for the West Bank and Gaza, according to the USA Today website.
The move came after a State Department review examining whether the funding was in "U.S. national interests" and of value to American taxpayers.
The State Department said it would redirect the $200 million to "high-priority projects elsewhere."
The move drew immediate fire from Democrats in Congress, who said it would roil an already volatile part of the world and undermine U.S. efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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