USAID

Why USAID matters for Israel’s future and America’s moral leadership - opinion

USAID grantee Tsofen-Tashbik, an Arab-Jewish partnership organization, created opportunities around the shared language of innovation.

 ARABS AND JEWS take part in Inspire Her, an annual women’s event, last year.
 COMMUNITY MEMBERS of all ages gather in Telouet, Morocco, for a participatory dialogue session during the Southern Heritage Tour, organized in October 2022 as part of the USAID-funded Dakira program.

USAID bears the American identity and is bound to US's destiny - opinion

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Trump admin. to reorganize State Department, cut redundant programs, Rubio says

 PROTESTERS MARCH outside the USAID building in Washington last week after Elon Musk announced that work is underway to shut down the US foreign aid agency. USAID embodies the soft power of the United States and dismantling it contradicts the concept of ‘American exceptionalism,’ the writer argues.

Orthodox rabbis call on Trump admin. to restore USAID funding, respect 'sanctity of life'


October 7 victims sue mogul for using USAID-funded site to aid Hamas tunnels

The lawsuit alleged that it also hosted a terrorist tunnel network, including a passage under the border to allow Hamas to attack Israelis.

 Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri.

Workers, US diplomats to be fired from USAID, sources say

Sources with knowledge of the layoffs said that the mass firings were the "closing out" of the federal aid agency.

 A USAID flag outside the USAID building in Washington, DC, US. February 3, 2025.

Lawmakers demand answers from NGOs over alleged Biden funding for Israel protests - report

The probe was revealed in a letter dispatched by Reps. Jim Jordan and Brian Mast to the six NGOs in question.

 Protesters demonstrate against the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. September 23, 2023.

Before Nita Lowey died, Trump’s DOGE eviscerated the $250m. Middle East peace fund named for her

MEPPA was the largest investment in civil society peace efforts—now its future hangs in the balance.

 Reps. Nita Lowey and Eliot Engel of New York speak to AIPAC's annual policy conference on March 25, 2019.

Grapevine March 9, 2025: Ironic timing

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 RUSLANA RODINA – the face of Scoops’ summer shoes.

Letters to the Editor, March 3, 2025: Ordinary people

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Trump USAID shutdown could spark a global humanitarian crisis – opinion

Trump’s move to dismantle USAID could reshape foreign aid, hurt US farmers, and empower rivals like China and Russia.

 USAID pallets of food, water and supplies

Time to cut off terror-linked international aid - opinion

From USAID's questionable funding in Gaza to UNRWA's compromised facilities, international aid organizations have been caught channeling resources to terrorist entities.

 A PALESTINIAN woman carries her son during a rally of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on the 55th anniversary of its founding, in Gaza City, 2022 – the same year USAID awarded $100,000 to a Palestinian activist group whose leaders hailed the PFLP, a designated terror group,

It's time end funding to USAID - opinion

Sen. Ted Cruz has claimed that USAID secretly transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hamas, directly enabling the terror group’s military build-up ahead of the October 7 attack.

 THE USAID building in Washington: Reports indicate that humanitarian aid funds intended for rebuilding Gaza’s infrastructure have also benefited groups tied to Hamas, the writer notes.

Terror aid vs US aid: Dismantling USAID hands victory to Qatar - opinion

The calls to dismantle USAID stem from real concerns, but the consequences of such a move could be catastrophic.

A SIGN for a USAID desalination plant expansion project in the central Gaza Strip in 2018.

Far Right MK calls on Elon Musk to investigate US funds improperly used in Israeli affairs

Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kreuzer, with help from the Ad Kn organization, appealed to Musk via letter to investigate the distribution of USAID funds.

 Der designierte US-Präsident Donald Trump und Elon Musk beobachten den Start des sechsten Testflugs der SpaceX Starship-Rakete am 19. November 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.