Palestinian leaders say they will not be blackmailed after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid worth around three quarters of a billion dollars a year.
He made the statement on Twitter, blaming Palestinians for refusing to engage in Middle East peace talks.
The PA responded saying the US should not blame Palestinians for ‘its own failures’.
Relations with the US have plummeted since Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month.
The aid cut threatens money allocated to the Palestinian Authority.
But most US funding goes to development and building projects – and not directly to the Authority itself.
The US is also withholding millions in financial assistance to the Pakistani government.
Saying Islamabad has given the US ‘nothing but lies and deceit’ over the years – accusing the country of being a ‘safe heaven for terrorists’.
So, what’s behind Trump’s threats and what will it mean for US policy in the region?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Steven Rogers – A member of the Donald J Trump for President Advisory Board.
David Sedney – Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Previously served as Deputy U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defence for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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hahahah trailer trash delusional as ever ;D america first lolololol
They are both terrorists—🐸🐸
It looks like the dumb guy is reading something .looking to top side again and again
Bit rich for the US to speak of proxy wars when they have been using terrorists in an attempt to tople Assad. It has operatives causing unrest in Iran as we speak.
no more free money.take care of your own citizens.U.S.taxpayers are tired of funding you
PALESTINE AND PAKISTAN DON'T NEED WHITE SUPREMACY BECAUSE IT'S DYING FROM MELANOMA AND HEROIN OVERDOSES.
USA gives us billions of dollars but we lost trillions of dollars because of USA
Why would country first accept us aid or fund .they give in their own interest not free .they are devils and bunch white terrorist christians extremist .they should leave and we should cut all ties with them and we should ally with china and russia .a lot of countries are fed up with them latin american and even europ right now .they are going down .they are showing their true face right now.face of hate and white supremacy
We need to worry about the United States citizens is homeless I'm sorry for them but we have to look after our own people first
Trump is a dog. Keep your AID MONEY. MORE LIKE BLOOD MONEY TO KEEP THE PUPPETS IN LINE. AMERICA IS A TERRORIST STATE AND SUPPORTERS. JOKERS !!!