Fox News is (and some Israeli sites are) reporting that the new US State Department under President Donald Trump has decided to put a hold on transferring the money former President Obama had approved to be given to the Palestinians at the last moment as he was leaving office and circumventing the Congress that had refused to approve the transfer. The Trump administration says it will be reviewing the decision and look at the payment and consider making adjustments to it in line with the administrations priorities.

Again, it isn't the money that bothers me, and Trump's review of the money does not excite me.. It is the process. Obama tried to go around the government's back at the last minute when nobody was looking and do something outside of the process, in line with his heart when nobody could any longer say anything. Trump is merely saying that is unacceptable and it needs to go through the proper channels. In the end he might approve of it, or make adjustments and approve of it in some way or another - with less, or more, money being transferred. And that will be fine. It is nothing new that the USA sends money to the Palestinians. Heck, the Israelis send money and goods to the Palestinians on a regular basis. Whatever happens with the money in the end is fine. As long as we know it went through the proper channels.