Trump checks the legality of Obama’s decision to transfer over $ 200 million to Palestine

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The money allocated by the former White House administration for the Palestinian autonomy ($ 221 million) may not reach the addressee.

The US State Department, despite the Republican congressional objection, will consider the legality of former Secretary of State John Kerry’s decision to send $ 221 million to the Palestinians a couple of hours before inauguration Trump reports Associated Press.

Officials plan to double-check all the circumstances and, possibly, will make adjustments, according to the priorities of the foreign policy of the Trump administration.

Как писал Previously, ForumDaily, a representative of Godepartament and several congressional assistants, said that the outgoing administration had notified Congress about the transfer on Friday morning. A written notice from 20 on January was sent to Congress several hours before Donald Trump took the oath.

It is noted that part of these funds is intended for the provision of humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank. The second part will go to support security sector reforms, political transformations.

Kay Granger said Tuesday: “I worked to make sure that American taxpayer dollars would not fund the Palestinian Authority unless all conditions were met. The Obama administration's decision to transfer these funds was inappropriate."

In addition to $ 221 million aid to the Palestinians, the Obama administration also told Congress on Friday about additional costs of $ 4 million to finance climate change programs and a contribution to $ 1,25 million to the work of UN organizations.

At the last minute, the Obama administration also managed to transfer $ 1,05 million to finance the Office of the Special Representative of the State Department for Afghanistan and Pakistan and to the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

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