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On the Books: Economic Development and Humanitarian Aid On April 7, the US State Department announced its intention to send $75 million in economic and development assistance for programs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, $10 million for peacebuilding initiatives to the Palestinians through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and $150 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). In addition, security-related funds have been earmarked for the West Bank. The funding is in addition to the $15 million in humanitarian assistance to address the COVID-19 pandemic a...

Media Get Behind Idea of Two-States Leading to Democracy for Palestinians By contrast, media outlets were consumed by the recent decision of the Middle East Quartet – comprised of representatives from the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations – to convene for the first time since 2018 in order to discuss ways to renew “meaningful negotiations” between Israel and the Palestinians. Concurrently, it was widely reported that the White House intends to begin ramping up economic assistance to the PA; this, after former president Donald Trump cut off nearly all a...

Russian Film Plans Mean NASA Astronaut Could Spend an Entire Year in Space Share The International Space Station. (Image: NASA) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Mark Vande Hei is currently scheduled to spend six months aboard the International Space Station, but the potential arrival of a Russian film crew means he’d have to give up his return seat home, requiring the veteran ...

What Exactly is an Obstacle to Peace? A review of dozens of AP articles over the last few years shows that the organization typically broaches the subject of Israeli communities in the territories by mentioning that settlements are considered illegal by much of “the international community,” and stories have repeatedly mentioned the phrase “obstacle to peace” in the context of a specific party regarding Israel’s settlements as such. For example, an AP article in November 2020 declared the “Trump administration’s acceptance of Israeli settlements, which the Palestinians and m...

When Will the United Center Vaccination Site Be Open? The United Center site will operate seven days a week for eight weeks and will be able to administer 6,000 shots per day at full capacity, officials said, noting that vaccinations would be by appointment only and that demand was "anticipated to be high." Those doses will be provided directly from the federal government and not diverted from the supply sent to Chicago or Illinois. Can I Still Make an Appointment? More than 100,000 appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at the United Center's new mass vaccination site opened this week excl...