JNF halts funding for at-risk youth in West Bank over settler violence links
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- Category: Middle East
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-28 16:50 UTC
- Sources: Times of Israel
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has stopped most of its funding for at-risk youth programs in the West Bank due to concerns that some activities were linked to settler violence. The fund's chairman says he will not back extremist outposts set up by far-right ministers.
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