The Biden administration in the United States has announced that it will resume support for Palestine in the Middle East, where the previous administration had been frozen, and will contribute approximately 26 billion yen in Japanese yen.

It is a form that clarifies the attitude of changing the policy of the previous administration and aiming to restore relations with Palestine.

Regarding support for Palestine, the former Trump administration, which emphasized relations with Israel, frozen contributions to UNRWA = UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in 2018, and some of the local activities were forced to suspend. It was spreading.



Under these circumstances, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a statement on the 7th that support for Palestine would be resumed.



Specifically, it


will provide $ 150 million for humanitarian assistance through UNRWA, and


$ 75 million for economic development assistance on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, for a


total of $ 235 million. It is said that it will contribute about 26 billion yen in Japanese yen.



In a statement, Secretary Blinken pointed out that "support for the Palestinian people contributes to the important national interests and values ​​of the United States," and through the realization of "two-state coexistence" in which Israel and the future Palestinian state coexist. It emphasizes that it will lead to a solution.



President Biden has announced that he will resume support for Palestine during the election period, clarifying his intention to change the policy of the previous administration and restore relations with Palestine.

Palestinian Authority "Welcome to resume support"

"We welcome the resumption of support and call on the US government to create a new political path to meet the rights and wishes of Palestinians based on international law and UN resolutions," Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Steyer said on Twitter. I commented.

UNRWA Maximum Welcome

UNRWA Executive Director Philippe Lazarini said in a statement, "The United States is a historic partner who has supported Palestinian refugees with UNRWA. There is no more joy than partnering with the United States again." did.



"No other agency is working to protect the safety and health of millions of Palestinian refugees," said Lazarini. "It will come," he said, and expressed his hope that the support of the international community would expand as a result of the resumption of support from the United States.