The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has ceased all assistance to Palestinian Arabs in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, a US official said on Friday, according to Reuters.
The halt was requested by the Palestinian Authority and is linked to the January 31 deadline set by the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (ATCA), new US legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more exposed to anti-terrorism lawsuits.
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