Headline Roundup January 25, 2017
Obama Released Money to Palestine
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Officials said Monday that the Obama administration-- in its waning hours-- defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking.
Newsweek
Barack Obama's administration handed the Palestinians $221 million (£177 million) on his last day in office, officials say.
The U.S. State Department released the funds to the Palestinian Authority, the body led by President Mahmoud Abbas that presides over the West Bank.
The Hill
The Obama administration sent $221 million to the Palestinian Authority on Friday as President Obama prepared to leave the White House for the last time, The Associated Press reports.
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