Donald Trump has frozen funding for the Palestinian Authority’s security forces

The Trump administration has frozen all American funding for the Palestinian security forces, as part of a global freezing of foreign aid by USAID, according to the words of American and Palestinians to Washington Post. The freezing freezing comes at a particularly sensitive timing for the authority dealing with difficulties in control of the West Bank and struggles for its place in the post -war era in Gaza.

Crisis Security System – Between Budget Degree and Challenges in the field

Palestinian security forces, suffering from chronic budget and unpopular deficiency on the part of the Palestinian population, constitute a spine that allows the PA to maintain the law and order in two areas. Number of countries. Direct to the PA but continued to finance training and reforms for the security forces underneath, but today – the latter has also been discontinued.

Immediate consequences in the field – closed facilities and prominent training

Brigadier General Anwar Reggie, spokesman for Palestinian security forces, said to Washington Post that the US was “significantly contributing to the PA projects” which included security training and empowerment. At the same time, a former senior Israeli official, who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the issue, told the newspaper that the Defense Adapter’s Office in Jerusalem “was not significantly impaired” from freezing and that “other donors pledged to complete the lack.”

However, the consequences of the funding are already felt: a sub -champion who manages the training at the central training institute of the security forces, which spoke anonymously in accordance with his office’s procedures, revealed that the freeze had already led to a cut in some of the training. A meeting designed with the Americans to assess the PA activities in the Jenin refugee camp – which was arrested after the IDF’s entry – was rejected without determining a new date. Alternative funds. The facility is particularly essential because Israel does not permit imports of ammunition for live shooting.

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While the Biden administration supported the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza, the move encountered opposition from both Israel and the Hamas, the sworn rival of the PA. , Even more.