[Just The News] As President Biden ramps up aid to the Palestinians, the Government Accountability Office is warning that prior U.S. financing to the region wasn't adequately screened for terrorist recipients.In its new report, GAO notes that the United States "has provided assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to promote Middle East peace since 1993," with part of that funding coming from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.
The agency has in place "antiterrorism policy and procedures for the West Bank and Gaza program," specifically provisions ensuring "vetting for many non-U.S. recipients of assistance, antiterrorism certifications for recipients of grants or cooperative agreements, and mandatory provisions intended to prevent financial support to terrorism in all prime awards and sub-awards."
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