Stacks of dollars. Haaretz claims US donors have been funneling money into West Bank settlements. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

An Israeli newspaper investigation says US donors have pumped more than $200 million into Jewish West Bank settlements in recent years.

The investigation, published by the liberal daily Haaretz Monday, says the money was funneled through some 50 non-profit organizations. The money funded anything from legal aid for extremist Jews to purchasing buildings and improving settlers’ quality of life.

Read full story at The Associated Press.