UPDATE:
TRUMP FREEZES OBAMA'S $221 MILLION
PARTING GIFT TO THE "PALESTINIANS"
BY ROBERT SPENCER
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/01/trump-freezes-obamas-221000000-parting-gift-to-the-palestinians;
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
A whole lot of rocket launcher orders just got put on hold.
“State Department freezes Obama’s $221m gift to Palestinians,” World Israel News, January 25, 2017:The Trump administration has frozen Obama’s parting gift to the the Palestinians._______________________________________________________
Former US President Barack Obama, in his waning hours, quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA), which Congress had been blocking.
The Trump administration announced it is freezing the move.
The State Department is reviewing the last-minute decision by former Secretary of State John Kerry to send $221 million dollars to the Palestinians.
Kerry formally notified Congress that State would release the money Friday morning, just hours before President Donald Trump took the oath of office….
When asked about the transfer by a reporter during Tuesday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that “[Trump] is very concerned about how taxpayer money is spent, whether it’s sent overseas and what we get for it in terms of the relationship or our support for a democracy or aid to another country for their defenses. But he’s going to be examining all aspects of the budget… He’s going to make sure that every deal, every dollar that is spent by the government is done in a way that respects the American taxpayer.”
TREASON AGAIN: OBAMA SENT $221 MILLION TO THE "PALESTINIANS" IN HIS FINAL HOURS IN OFFICE~PLUS $11.25 MILLION FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CLIMATE CHANGE, & THE U.N.
In final hours in office, Obama sent $221,000,000
to the “Palestinians”
BY ROBERT SPENCER
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/01/in-final-hours-in-office-obama-sent-221000000-to-the-palestinians;
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
Making sure, in one of his last acts, to finance
calls for the destruction of Israel, as well as for
genocide and murder of Israelis.
“US sent $221 million to Palestinians in Obama’s last hours,” by Matthew Lee and Richard Lardner, Associated Press, January 23, 2017:WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking.
A State Department official and several congressional aides said the outgoing administration formally notified Congress it would spend the money Friday morning. The official said former Secretary of State John Kerry had informed some lawmakers of the move shortly before he left the State Department for the last time Thursday. The aides said written notification dated Jan. 20 was sent to Congress just hours before Donald Trump took the oath of office.
In addition to the $221 million for the Palestinians, the Obama administration also told Congress on Friday it was going ahead with the release of another $6 million in foreign affairs spending, including $4 million for climate change programs and $1.25 million for U.N. organizations, the congressional aides said. The aides and the State Department official weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter and demanded anonymity….