RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian aid groups have refused to accept money from the U.S. government because of a requirement they sign a pledge the money would not be used for terrorism, organizers said Monday.
The US Agency for International Development has given Palestinian groups $1.3 billion in the past decade and is a key source of funding for the cash strapped organizations.
But USAID enacted the anti-terrorism pledge requirement at the end of 2002 for new grants given worldwide.
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