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| At Israel’s request, US mulls giving $500M to fund Gaza aid group’s operations |
| 2025-06-07 |
| [IsraelTimes] The State Department is weighing giving $500 million to the new foundation providing aid to war-shattered Gaza, according to two knowledgeable sources and two former US officials, a move that would involve the US more deeply in a controversial aid effort that has been beset by violence and chaos. The sources and former US officials, all of whom request anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, say that money for Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) would come from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which is being folded into the US State Department. The plan has met resistance from some US officials concerned with the deadly shootings of Palestinians near aid distribution sites and the competence of the GHF, the two sources say. The State Department and GHF do not immediately respond to requests for comment. One source with knowledge of the matter and one former senior official say the proposal to give the $500 million to GHF has been championed by acting deputy USAID Administrator Ken Jackson, who has helped oversee the agency’s dismemberment. The source says that Israel requested the funds to underwrite GHF’s operations for 180 days. The Israeli government doesn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The two sources say that some US officials have concerns with the plan because of the overcrowding that has affected the aid distribution hubs run by GHF’s contractor, and violence nearby. Those officials also want well-established non-governmental organizations experienced in running aid operations in Gaza and elsewhere to be involved in the operation if the State Department approves the funds for GHF, a position that Israel likely will oppose, the sources say. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 It's almost as if you have no real |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-07 12:06 |
| #2 ^ Hmmm. Your prior comments were all about ground invasions of Iran, protecting Israel, blah blah. It's almost as if you have no real principles? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-06-07 06:02 |
| #1 What, is Israel broke or something? Why do we have to pay? This is THEIR war! Has nothing to do with us! Oh, fucking USAID, say no more. In other words, the free river of money from the sweat of our brow that gets used to fund operations that harm us. |
| Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-06-07 05:51 |