The Peace Fund will invest in programmes that advance a two-state solution, help reduce division, strengthen civil society, and support dialogue and cooperation within and between Israeli and Palestinian communities, building the foundations for peace, a joint statement between the three governments say.
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The fund will seek to scale up and attract additional donors once operational.
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Fund announced ahead of meeting in Britain between UK foreign minister Yvette Cooper and her Australian and Canadian counterparts, Penny Wong and Anita Anand.
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Didn’t they pull funding from UNRWA after Israel did a massive smear campaign against it? UNRWA was literally the lifeline for Gaza.
The best way to encourage a 2 state solution is by sanctioning Israel for the genocide they’re perpetrating and the apartheid they’re enacting against Palestinians in Israel.
Not to mention that Israel’s settlements plan is literally to subvert the chances of a 2 state solutions. So good luck with “educational lessons” to bridge the gap of distrust.
They restored it about two months later, after receiving an interim UN report on the original allegations.
Glad that lifeline has been restored, but there is no two state with settlements and the settlements are purpose-built to not allow two states.
This funding just seems to be about changing attitudes, and I wonder whose attitude they’ll work on changing - the oppressed or the oppressor.