The United States and the West Bank stop funding – World

"At the request of the Palestinian National Authority, we have closed some projects and programs funded … in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip," the United States announced. "All badistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in these areas has ceased."

The United States will not pay $ 60 million to Palestinian security forces, whose cooperation with Israeli forces has reduced the number of conflicts in the West Bank There are still no plans for the future USAID mission leaders currently at the United States Embbady in Jerusalem

last year, the bill on the clarification of anti-terrorism legislation ( ATCA) was promoted by the US Congress after several US courts rejected prosecutions against the Palestinian National Authority.

These lawsuits were initiated by US citizens who remained in detention. wounded or lost family members in Palestinian terror attacks, suing the Palestinian Authority

However, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that the US judicial system does not have the power to necessary to deal with such cases.

With the new law. US courts have the jurisdiction to sue any foreign entity receiving badistance from the US government, which has led Palestine to refuse further funding for fear of taking legal risks.

The Palestinian National Authority receiving a dollar from the United States could be sued in court for damages of several thousand dollars.

It is not the same for Israel. the aid and funding provided to this country are different.
US Interests
In 2018, the Trump administration cut off all forms of civilian badistance to Palestinians but decided to maintain security badistance, claiming that coordination between the Palestinian National Authority and Israel served the interests of US foreign policy.

Gadi Eisenkot, former head of the Israel Defense Forces, Recently, such coordination has saved lives and maintained stability in the region as the two entities fight against terrorist attacks.

Already after the signing of President Donald Trump, doubts have begun to arise about the Clarity Act. Anti-terrorism and its possible consequences, the US government has recently sought to negotiate changes to legislation. These negotiations were, however, suspended because of the recent judgment .