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PA financial crisis: No budget for 'essential services' including infrastructure, education & health

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 94 words · By Video by Annette Young
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Palestinian Authority Financial Crisis
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Annette Young is pleased to welcome Joost Hiltermann, Special Adviser for MENA and training for the International Crisis Group.

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center86%
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What happened

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Joost Hiltermann, Special Adviser for MENA and training for the International Crisis Group.

Why it matters

He sees the Palestinian Authority’s financial crisis not as an approaching emergency, but as an ongoing process of institutional and economic erosion.

Common ground

The PA has already lost much of its capacity to provide essential services, pay public-sector salaries in full, maintain infrastructure, and sustain education and health care.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The PA has already lost much of its capacity to provide essential services, pay public-sector salaries in full, maintain infrastructure, and sustain education and health care.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is completely irrelevant, consisting of search results about the profession of an 'Electrician' rather than the Palestinian Authority's financial capacity.
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web search NEUTRAL — Electrician installing new meter socket on the side of a house. Two electricians install high-current cabinet in Ystad 2021. Many jurisdictions have regulatory restrictions concerning electrical work …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrician
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web search NEUTRAL — An electrician is a tradesperson specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, transmission lines, stationary machines, and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricians
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web search NEUTRAL — What is an Electrician? An electrician is a skilled worker who installs, maintains, and repairs electrical systems in homes, businesses, and industrial settings. They work with wiring, circuit breaker…
https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/electrician/
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Claim 2: “Joost Hiltermann, Special Adviser for MENA and training for the International Crisis Group”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by the official International Crisis Group profile and a France 24 report. While Wikipedia lists him as Program Director, the official ICG source confirms his current role as Special Adviser for MENA and training.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joost R. Hiltermann is a Dutch activist, journalist and writer. He is the Program Director, MENA for International Crisis Group.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_Hiltermann
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web search NEUTRAL — Joost Hiltermann. Special Adviser for MENA and training.Professional Background. MENA Program Director, International Crisis Group (2015-2025). Chief Operating Officer, International Crisis Group (201…
https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/joost-hilterma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Annette Young is pleased to welcome Joost Hiltermann, Special Adviser for MENA and training for the International Crisis Group. He sees the Palestinian Authority’s financial crisis not as an approachi…
https://www.france24.com/en/pa-financial-crisis-no-budget-fo…
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Claim 3: “settlement expansion, settler violence and Israeli restrictions are occurring”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the claim: Wikipedia reports specific settler attacks in April 2025, another source discusses the surge in settler violence, and a third source reports the acceleration of settlement expansion in the West Bank.
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web search NEUTRAL — any Israeli settlers due to the incident.[35] In April 2025, around 50 Israelis attacked residences and residents of Duma, setting fires, reportedly injuring three Palestinians...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settler_violence
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel’s upcoming election is not the cause of the surge in settler violence, but it may intensify the forces already driving it.Meanwhile, neither of Netanyahu’s leading opposition rivals are current…
https://jacobin.com/2026/09/west-bank-settlements-violence-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — There's also been an acceleration of Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank – illegal under international law, but a key aim of the current Israeli government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMFeQeQ4S88
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.