Senate panel passes bill that would punish Palestinians for terror funding,Justice for Taylor Force,Senate panel passes bill that would punish Palestinians for terror funding
THE BUCK STOPS HERE Senator Lindsey Graham who spearheaded the Taylor Force Act spoke at a news conference on Capitol Hill last week about stopping aid to the PA until it halts payments to families of terrorists (Photo: AFP/ IMAGEBANK)
A bill that would cut off US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it does not stop providing stipends to the families of terrorists passed an important hurdle last Thursday in the Senate and seems poised for passage by Congress.
The Taylor Force Act named after a 29-year-old West Point graduate who was stabbed to death by a Palestinian while on a visit to Israel in March 2016 received bipartisan support in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The House plans to take up a similar bill and the White House has signaled that it would likely support the legislation.
The bill would end more than $300 million in direct US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it does not halt payments to the families of terrorists who are either in jail or were killed carrying out their crimes.
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