US and Israel snubbed donor meeting aimed at saving Palestinian Authority

News October 03, 2025 / By: Bjørn H Amland

When Norway convened a meeting of AHLC donor group last week to prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, the United States and Israel did not show up. Norway plans to continue to nurture the three-decade-old AHLC forum, but the US initiative for ending the war in Gaza will likely, if successful, upend the donor rulebook.

Espen Barth Eide, chairs the AHLC jpg.jpg — Norwegian Foreign Minster Espen Barth Eide chaired last week’s meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) - the Palestinian donor group - but Israel and the United States did not show up. (Photo: UN Mission, Norway).