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USAID Briefing: Trump & Musk Sow Chaos Worldwide
Thursday, February 20 | 12:30pm Eastern
Join a former USAID Gaza/West Bank Mission Chief and Israeli-Palestinian peace
advocate for an on-the-ground perspective of Trump’s and Musk’s efforts to shut
down USAID.
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Friends,

Trump’s trail of chaos has gone global.

Perhaps his most destructive mark so far has been his full support for
Elon Musk’s rampage through USAID as he unlawfully shuts down countless
lifesaving programs globally.

He’s putting lives at risk, fueling public health crises and showing
America to be an unreliable partner – not to mention trampling upon the
Constitution and Congress’ role of setting and overseeing our spending.

In Israel-Palestine, these moves threaten a fragile ceasefire and kneecap
peace and coexistence programs that are reliant on American funding
sources.

To dig into the impact of this chaos – and what it means for Israelis and
Palestinians in particular – we’ll be joined Thursday by former West Bank
and Gaza USAID Mission Director Larry Garber and Israeli-based peace
advocate Dr. Yael Braudo-Bahat.

[ [link removed] ]Register here to join us this Thursday, February 20 at 12:30pm Eastern
/ 9:30am Pacific >>

Larry served as a senior official with USAID for 15 years, including five
as mission director for the West Bank and Gaza. Yael is the founder and
co-director of Women Wage Peace, one of the largest grassroots peace
movements in Israel, which is supported by USAID.

They’ll take your questions, share what they’re hearing from those on the
ground, and outline the real-world impact of suddenly cutting off support
for programs the US and its partners have spent years building up.

As with seemingly all of Trump’s actions, it’s those who have already
suffered most who will pay the price – everyday Israelis and Palestinians
who’ve already endured over a year of hell.

I hope you can join us for this important conversation, and please share
the link to sign up with others who may be interested. Together, we have
to do everything we can to cut through the chaos and make the stakes and
impact of this moment clear.

[ [link removed] ]Learn more and register to join us here >>

Thank you,

Hannah Morris
Director of Government Affairs


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