The United States has defrosted millions of dollars of assistance to Palestinians, blocked from September

American lawmakers agreed to allocate to Palestinians in the amount of more than $ 88 million. These funds are designed to carry out projects in the field of health and providing food, and they have been frozen since September last year.

According to Radio Liberty , the decision was made after it was supported by two congressmen from the Republican Party, who previously advocated freezing the help of the Palestinians.

One of them, the chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives of Ilean Ros Lechtinen, expressed a fear that money could fall into the hands of militants and was used for other purposes. At the same time, she continues to insist on freezing the remaining amount of assistance in the amount of $ 58.6 million.

The allocation of assistance to the Palestinians was suspended in September, when representatives of the Palestinian autonomy turned to the UN with an appeal to recognize the Palestinian state as a full member of this organization.

The administration of President Barack Obama criticized the help of the Palestinians of the US Congress.