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2 months ago | 
denvergazette.com | Brady Knox |Jeremy Konyndyk
The White House's claim that it halted $50 million worth of condoms to Gazans has come under scrutiny after experts shared insight and a previous report was unearthed. In her first White House press conference, press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that the Department of Government Efficiency had identified $50 million for condoms in Gaza, a claim repeated by President Donald Trump.
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2 months ago | 
cnn.com | Daniel Dale |Alex Marquardt |Jennifer Hansler |Jeremy Konyndyk
During her first official White House briefing as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had prevented a “preposterous waste of taxpayer money.” Trump’s team, she said, used the president’s pause on foreign aid to thwart a plan in which “there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”Leavitt’s Tuesday comments made headlines around the world.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
blaetter.de | Jeremy Konyndyk
In der Januar-Ausgabe skizzieren Gershon Baskin und Samer Sinijlawi, unter welchen Bedingungen der so dringend nötige Frieden zwischen Israelis und Palästinensern gelingen kann. Jeremy Konyndyk beleuchtet Joe Bidens dramatisches Versagen in Gaza. George Packer verortet die USA inmitten einer neuen, von den US-Demokraten lange verkannten Realität: der Ära der Trump-Reaktion.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
tehrantimes.com | Jeremy Konyndyk
On October 13, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a letter to the Israeli government. In it, they expressed profound concern about the impediments Israel has placed on the flow of aid to Gaza in the course of Israeli military operations. The letter explicitly noted that U.S. law requires the United States to suspend arms sales and security cooperation with governments that impede the delivery of U.S.-provided aid.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Jeremy Konyndyk
On October 13, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a letter to the Israeli government. In it, they expressed profound concern about the impediments Israel has placed on the flow of aid to Gaza in the course of Israeli military operations. The letter explicitly noted that U.S. law requires the United States to suspend arms sales and security cooperation with governments that impede the delivery of U.S.-provided aid.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
reliefweb.int | Jeremy Konyndyk
By Jeremy Konyndyk | October 7, 2024Statement from Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk:“One year on from the October 7th attacks, we remember and we mourn the victims killed by Hamas’ brutal and senseless attack on Israel. We remember and we mourn the victims killed by Israel’s indiscriminate and unrelenting war on Gaza since. The attacks and taking of hostages by Hamas on October 7, 2023 were clear crimes against humanity.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
refugeesinternational.org | Jeremy Konyndyk
Skip to content Africa Sudan | Statement Statement from Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk: “As President Biden prepares to meet tomorrow with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, a major exposé published this weekend in the New York Times has revealed further evidence that the United Arab Emirates is providing direct military support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force in Sudan. Over the past year, the RSF has received a steady flow of UAE weapons as it...
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
refugeesinternational.org | Jeremy Konyndyk |Jesse Marks
The 11 months since Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel have been a perpetual humanitarian disaster for Palestinians in Gaza, with severe deprivation throughout the population and humanitarian leaders warning of persistent famine risk. As the crisis has worsened, it has also become increasingly politicized, with the government of Israel promoting a counter-narrative downplaying the severity of conditions, and emphatically rejecting famine warnings as overblown.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
reliefweb.int | Jeremy Konyndyk |Jesse Marks
Attachments Download Report (PDF | 2.15 MB) By Jeremy Konyndyk , Jesse Marks | September 12, 2024Executive SummaryThe 11 months since Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel have been a perpetual humanitarian disaster for Palestinians in Gaza, with severe deprivation throughout the population and humanitarian leaders warning of persistent famine risk.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Scott Anderson |Jeremy Konyndyk
At a recent event, Carnegie nonresident fellow Katherine Wilkens spoke with three experts about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Scott Anderson is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) deputy humanitarian coordinator and director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza. Jeremy Konyndyk is president of Refugees International. Ambassador David Satterfield is the former White House special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues.
