Salon.com > Scholarships http://www.salon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:20:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 U.S. cancels scholarships for Gaza Strip students http://www.salon.com/2012/10/15/us_cancels_scholarships_for_gaza_strip_students/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/15/us_cancels_scholarships_for_gaza_strip_students/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13040545 Under pressure from Israel, the U.S. has canceled scholarships for students in the Gaza Strip. Launched just two years ago during Hillary Clinton's visit to the besieged region, the program offered 30 scholarships for Palestinian young people to attend local universities.

Israel this month ruled that travel permits will be refused to students from the blockaded Gaza Strip to the West Bank to study under the scholarship program. According to the Associated Press, the American consulate in Jerusalem said it decided not to grant the scholarships over the summer after Israel said it would not permit the students to travel. ‘‘Because of the timing and risk of losing funding, available scholarships were awarded to other applicants,’’ it said. ‘‘We hope to include Gazan students in future programs.’’

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