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USAID Vets-Hiring Review, Support for Israel, Top Kirk Priorities Included in State-Foreign Ops
http://politicalnews.me/?id=14517&keys=USAID-APPROPRIATIONS-FOREIGN-ASSISTANCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator will be required to review the agency's veterans-hiring practices under a bill passed by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee.
The Senate’s fiscal year (FY)...
Welfare for Fake Palestinian ‘Refugees’
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/01/welfare-for-fake-palestinian-refugees-not-in-americas-interest/
Each century brings forth its own patriots. Once upon a time we had Patrick Henry, today we have Senator Patrick Leahy, who declared in the Senate that his opposition to an amendment that would...
Refugee Definition Promotes Conflict
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/06/01/refugee-definition-promotes-conflict-palestinians/
The Washington Free Beacon’s Adam Kredo has been doing yeoman’s work covering Senator Mark Kirk’s efforts to force the State Department to define Palestinian refugees in the same manner that the international community defines...
George Jonas: Relief agencies, now and then
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/02/george-jonas-relief-agencies-now-and-then/
A reader wants to know what bothers me about UN relief agencies, such as UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees. “After all,” he writes, “in your memoir you mention...
Exaggerating the Refugee Problem
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/29/exaggerating-the-refugee-problem.html
The situation in the Middle East is complicated enough without inflammatory oversimplifications. Lara Friedman’s post “Legislating the Refugee Problem,” should be called “Exaggerating the Refugee Problem.” Unfortunately, supposedly pro-Palestinian discourse is rife with such...
U.S. State Department Affirms Support for 5 Million ‘Palestinian Refugees’
http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/05/30/u-s-state-department-affirms-support-for-5-million-palestinian-refugees/
In the wake of a Senate amendment requiring the United States to quantify how many Palestinians receiving U.S. aid were displaced after the Israeli War of Independence and how many are only descendants...
Counting Palestine Refugees
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/301117/counting-palestine-refugees-daniel-pipes #
The fetid, dark heart of the Arab war on Israel, I have long argued, lies not in disputes over Jerusalem, checkpoints, or “settlements.” Rather, it concerns the so-called Palestine refugees.
So called because of...
Australia to support UN relief works for Palestinian refugees
It seems obvious that the possibility that the US would drastically cut aid to UNRWA, as reported in the previous article, has led UNRWA to request and receive a 450% rise in the Australian...
Redefining Refugee Status
http://freebeacon.com/redefining-refugee-status/
Update: A Senate amendment aimed at finding exactly how many Palestinian refugees are benefitting from U.S. tax dollar has passed a major procedural hurdle despite “enormous opposition” by the State Department, Jordanian government, and...
Senate fight today over Palestinian ‘refugees’
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/05/24/senate_fight_today_over_palestinian_refugees
Thirty U.S. senators will vote today over whether there really are 5 million Palestinian "refugees" or just around 30,000 -- a hot-button issue that has already become the subject of a vigorous international debate...