The Donald is again threatening aid cuts to those unsupportive of his Jerusalem move: In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump once again used the threat of cutting US to countries that do not back US foreign policies, USA Today notes. Trump said he will ask Congress to pass a law that would only give foreign aid to nations that “serve American interests, and only go to America’s friends.” His previous threat of aid cuts came ahead of a UN General Assembly vote following an Egypt-drafted resolution in the Security Council condemning Washington’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The Arab League plans to hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the situation. Foreign ministers of members will meet to discuss the next course of action regional countries will take to reaffirm their objection to the Jerusalem decision, diplomatic sources tell Al Ahram.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had been discussing the very same issue at an emergency meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, an international policy coordination body for development assistance to the Palestinian people, according to an official ministry statement. The meeting, which came in response to the Trump administration announcing it would cut development aid to the Palestinians, also saw EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warn the US that attempts to push the peace process as a sole broker would end in failure, reports the NYT. The EU announced new funding packages for Palestine from the meeting of USD 53 mn.