REVEALED: Barack Obama used last hours as president to send $221m to Palestinian Authority
BARACK Obama defied the wishes of Republicans to send hundreds of millions of dollars to the Palestinian Authority in his last hours in office.
By ROB VIRTUE
Express.co.uk
Tue, Jan 24, 2017
Opposition in Congress had tried to block the funds but the former President pushed through the money.
State department officials said they would release the cash just hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The funds are to be used for political reform and governance, as well as humanitarian aid in the West Bank and Gaza, according to reports.
Holds placed by Congress are usually respected but are not legally binding.
More money was released by Mr Obama for climate change programmes, which received $4m.
Meanwhile, $1.25m was distributed to various United Nations agencies.
That cash will be spent on ozone protection and stopping sex exploitation.
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