I believe that the money that we give the Palestinian Authority directly is to pay bills, which means that that money that we give them is really a passthrough to Israel to pay their bills for their electricity so that Israel keeps their lights on.
Ackerman discusses U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority and its indirect benefit to Israel.
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