USAID

Analysis: Blocked USAID cables on Gaza reveal a deeper struggle inside Biden’s policy apparatus In early 2024, a set of internal USAID cables describing northern Gaza as an “apocalyptic wasteland” collided with a diplomatic gate. The U.S. ambassador to Jerusalem, Jack Lew, and his deputy, Stephanie Hallett, blocked wider distribution, arguing the documents lacked balance, according to interviews with former officials and documents described to Reuters. The decision offers a rare window into how humanitarian warnings can be…

For the first time since the beginning of the war, the province of Tigray will be without food supplies. It was the director of USAID, the American humanitarian agency, who sounded the alarm. The food crisis has only worsened in two months and the blockade imposed by the Ethiopian government on Tigray and its six million inhabitants. For its part, Addis Ababa once again opposed these statements.…