Published: 7 June 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Collapsing environmental state of Gaza poses threat to Israel's national security, report warns (Haaretz)
Sewage dumping and air pollution could severely effect desalination plants and smog levels, experts say, warning none of Gaza's groundwater will be fit for human use by next year
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US lawmakers push bipartisan bill for $50 million in Palestinian aid, coexistence programs (Haaretz)
As Trump administration's Mideast plan hits roadblock, Congress seeks to allocate $50 million over five years to create new fund for economic development and Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation
As UN budget dries up, Palestinian classrooms swell in size (Ynet)
The effects of US aid cuts have rippled throughout UNRWA's operations, but its sprawling school system, serving 500,000 children across the Middle East, has been hit hardest, average class sizes in the West Bank have grown from 30 students a year ago to 50
Israel delays auction of prefab classrooms the EU donated Palestinians (Haaretz)
EU demands return of structures, while Israeli officials claim buildings were dismantled after being erected illegally, but offer to restore them was rejected
How to solve the Palestinian refugee problem (Project Syndicate)
If the United States really wants to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, defunding the UN Relief and Works Agency is the wrong approach. Instead, the US should adopt the practical positions that Palestinian negotiators were ready to accept nearly 20 years ago, and it should push Israel to do the same
Photo: Children cross through sewage water in Mighraqa neighbourhood on the outskirts of Gaza City, April 13, 2016 (Khalil Hamra/AP)
