U.S. House Committee cuts foreign aid, leaves Israel’s $3 billion untouched | Worldwide Info Forum

U.S. House Committee cuts foreign aid, leaves Israel’s $3 billion untouched | Worldwide Info Forum

by Crescent & Cross

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee slashed foreign aid for the Palestinians, Egypt, Lebanon, and Yemen.

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday cut the Obama administration’s $51 billion 2012 budget request for the State Department and foreign aid by $6.4 billion, but kept unchanged the $3 billion in military aid for Israel.