USAID has also been involved indirectly in the political scene in #Palestine by supporting political actors favoured by Washington.
While there is no direct evidence of financial support for specific candidates or party lists, observers have noted that civil society organisations (CSOs) linked to #Fatah or the Third Way candidates were recipients of #USAID funding. In some cases, this support was channeled through organisations operating in unrelated sectors.
Despite substantial funding and political support, these groups failed to secure enough seats to prevent Hamas’s electoral victory. After #Hamas took control of #Gaza, USAID continued supporting Palestinian CSOs, in some cases dramatically increasing their funding.
A more recent and stark example of problematic USAID involvement is the malfunctioning pier constructed by the US military in 2024 to facilitate aid delivery into Gaza, at a cost of $230m.
In reality, the pier served as a public relations stunt by the admin of former US President Joe Biden to obscure US complicity in Israel’s blockade of Gaza. It was also used by the Israeli military in an operation that resulted in the killing of more than 200 Palestinians, raising serious questions about the militarisation and misuse of aid infrastructure.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/4/26/usaid-and-the-pacification-industry-in-palestine