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Jenin Residents Worry International Reconstruction Aid May Be Misappropriated by PA
(Times of Israel) Gianluca Pacchiani - Following Israel's anti-terror operation this month in Jenin, local Palestinian residents have taken to social media to express their worries that international donations toward its reconstruction will be pocketed by Palestinian Authority officials. Some have expressed concerns that the money will meet the fate of "many projects that the Palestinian Authority has promoted over the decades and have remained a dead letter," according to the Hamas-affiliated Shehab news agency. Palestinian political activist Omar Assaf said, "The PA's reputation is not immaculate when it comes to spending public money, everyone knows this." He called for a "transparency committee" including local residents to oversee the aid spending and avoid corruption.