President Biden on Friday announced $100 million in U.S. assistance for East Jerusalem hospitals that treat Palestinians, as his administration moves to restore much of the aid for Palestinians that former President Trump had ended.
Speaking at August Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, Mr. Biden said that Palestinians and Israelis “deserve equal measure of freedom, security, prosperity, and dignity,” adding that “access to health care when you need it is essential to living a life of dignity for all of us.”
“The U.S. will continue to work with Palestinian leadership and the government of Israel and all our international partners to ensure that East Jerusalem’s hospital network remains sustainable and available, and is able to provide high-quality health care the Palestinian people deserve,” Mr.