Larry Diamond on the Importance of US Foreign Aid

Larry Diamond on the Importance of US Foreign Aid

“Ending aid is not a strategy to make America great again. It’s a strategy to make America resented and isolated in the world.”

State Department foreign aid cuts slashed $13 million in Israel grants

The Trump administration’s widespread cuts to programs at the State Department slashed $13 million in grants for Israeli institutions, largely targeting agricultural, scientific and medical research programs, according to a new spreadsheet showing canceled State Department programs shared with Congress. The cuts, covering nearly 40 separate grants, mostly impacted Israeli universities and research institutions. A large majority of the grants wer…