The Phoenix Center for Research and Field Studies—affiliated with the Islamic University of Gaza and which received a $90,000 grant from the U.S. State Department—has ties to two entities designed by the United States as terrorist groups, according to a Sept. 27 report from the Washington Examiner.
Ostensibly a charity, the center received $60,000 in U.S. federal funding for a current project to “further promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility” and to “enhance the knowledge and skills of Palestinians in public speaking, storytelling and digital networking.” Another grant—this one for $30,000—supports a current project to “raise the awareness of IT trends and provide networking opportunities with IT employers in Europe and Asia for target audiences.”
