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Biden Is Restoring Aid to the Palestinians. Here s Why That s a Good Thing | Opinion Muhammad Shehada
, writer and civil society activist from the Gaza Strip On 4/9/21 at 6:08 PM EDT
Many Palestinians heaved a sigh of relief this week. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinkenannounced the restoration of U.S. aid to the Palestinians three years after the Trump administration cut it off. Trump cut U.S. funding to East Jerusalem Hospitals, peace-building initiatives and the Palestinian Authority, as well as to the controversial UN Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA. The new aid package will restore that funding, with $150 million going to UNRWA, $75 million going toward economic and development assistance, and $10 million for USAID peace-building programs.
20 December 2020
Italy, Netherlands, Ireland, and Belgium on Sunday banned air travel from the UK due to fears over the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus.
Ireland is expected to restrict flights and ferries from midnight (23:00 GMT) on Sunday. Trains to Belgium are also suspended. France and Germany are among others considering similar action.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday introduced a new tier four level of restrictions, scrapping a planned relaxation of rules over the Christmas period for millions of people.
“As a government, we have the duty to protect Italians. So for this reason, after alerting the British government, together with the Health Ministry we are about to sign an order to suspend flights with Great Britain,”