(Los Angeles Times) Karin Laub - A blitz of billboards and television commercials filled with grinning Palestinian children is trying to chip away at America's negative image in the West Bank, telling Palestinians they have cleaner water and more classrooms thanks to U.S. generosity. But no Palestinian entertainer or athlete was willing to serve as the U.S. government's goodwill ambassador, reflecting widespread anti-American sentiment. The three-week ad campaign was commissioned by USAID, a U.S. government agency that previously kept a low profile while giving $1.5 billion to the Palestinians over the past decade.
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