Why Obama sent Palestinians $221 million in his last hours in office

On Monday the Associated Press reported that as one of Barack Obama’s final actions in office before the inauguration of President Donald Trump, he released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority.

The money came from federal aid the US provides to the West Bank and Gaza, aid that totaled about $355 million in 2015. The sum released by Obama during his last hours in office had been held up by a group in Congress that included Reps. Ed Royce of California and Kay Granger of Texas.

 

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