Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk (member of the Lincoln Commission) has asked the United States Department of State to screen the 3 Fulbright recipients from Gaza. Representative Kirk is concerned about the student’s affiliation with the Islamic University in Gaza which several media outlets report is affiliated with or supported by Hamas. According to The New York Sun today, Representative Kirk wants these Fulbright recipients “to be vetted through the U.S. Agency for International Development's Terrorist Screening Center, a new vetting process created to keep development aid out of the hands of terrorists.”
In separate but related news, the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development conducted an audit of USAID/West Bank and Gaza’s assistance to Al-Quds University, the Islamic University in Gaza, and American Near East Refugee Aid and released its report (Report No. 6-294-08-002-P) on December 10, 2007. The audit determined that USAID/West Bank and Gaza “did not always follow applicable Federal laws, regulations, or ISAID policies when providing assistance to Al-Quds University, the Islamic University in Gaza, and American Near East Refugee Aid.” You can access the Inspector General’s report here: www.usaid.gov/oig/public/fy08rpts/6-294-08-002-p.pdf.
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