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The fund also pays $106 a month in "canteen money" to all imprisoned Palestinians, including those imprisoned for non-political crimes such as car theft and drug dealing, for prisoners to spend in the prison canteen. [18] In 2016, the fund for Palestinian prisoners had a budget of $125 million, according to the Palestinian Finance Ministry. [8]
American Charities for Palestine was established in June 2007. In August 2008, American Charities for Palestine signed a Memorandum of Understanding [2] with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ensuring that all recipients of American Charities for Palestine donations in Palestine are fully vetted and approved by USAID.
The 1992 donation was fully disclosed on the HLF's tax returns. Marzook was deported from the US to Jordan in 1997. He was indicted on August 20, 2004, by a US federal grand jury in Chicago, Illinois. He and two other individuals were charged with a 15-year conspiracy to raise funds for terrorist attacks against Israel. Neither HLF nor any HLF ...
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund sends medical equipment, supplies, and American medical personnel to the region to treat difficult cases and train Palestinian surgeons. Several injured or sick children are being treated in the U.S. for free. The PCRF relies on volunteers throughout the U.S. who act as host families and donors. The ...
International aid has been provided to Palestinians since at least the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.The Palestinians view the aid as keeping the Israeli–Palestinian peace process going, while Israelis and other foreign policy authorities have raised concerns that it is used to fund terrorism [1] [2] [3] and removes the imperative for Palestinians to negotiate a settlement of the Israeli ...
The area’s major telecommunications company, Paltel, has blamed both Israel’s electricity blockades on Gaza — telecommunications equipment requires substantial electricity to operate — and ...
Keffiyehs. Palestinian flags. Signs and chants. The rally in front of El Monte City Hall on Tuesday evening seemed at first glance like many that have taken place across the U.S. since Oct. 7 ...
The Jerusalem Fund is composed of nine board members serving on various sub-committees. The three sub-committees are: the executive committee composed of the board chairman, secretary, and treasurer; the Grants and Finance Committee, composed of the board chairman, treasurer, and board members Dr. Mohayya Khilfeh, Dr. Tawfiq Ramadan, Walid Keilani and Dr. Sari Nabulsi; and the Palestine Center ...