AsiaAustralasiaDiplomacyFeaturesGlobal IssuesHumanityIsrael - Palestine IssueMiddle EastNorth AmericaPoliticsSocietyU.N.World
Australia ends direct aid to Palestinian Authority
Australia has ceased providing direct aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop saying the donations could increase the self-governing body’s capacity to pay Palestinians convicted of politically motivated violence.
- ABC
Ms Bishop said funding was cut to the World Bank’s Multi-Donor Trust Fund for the Palestinian Recovery and Development Program after writing to the Palestinian Authority in late May seeking assurance that Australian funding was not going to Palestinian criminals.