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Aug 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
PA financial crisis leaves no budget for essential services
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Annette Young says the Palestinian Authority has no budget for “essential services,” including infrastructure, education and health. Joost Hiltermann describes the PA’s financial crisis as ongoing institutional and economic erosion, with reduced capacity to provide services, pay salaries in full, maintain infrastructure, and sustain education and healthcare.
WHO: Annette Young; Joost Hiltermann
WHAT: Young and Hiltermann discuss the Palestinian Authority’s lack of budget for essential services and its ongoing erosion of institutional and economic capacity.
WHEN: Reported Aug 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM ET
WHERE: Palestinian Authority
WHY: The Palestinian Authority’s financial crisis has eroded its capacity and left it without budget for essential services, including infrastructure, education and health.
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