The Right and Wrong Ways for the U.S. to Support the Palestinians
There are clear alternatives to “pay for slay,” but Ramallah rejects them.
September 29, 2023
There are clear alternatives to “pay for slay,” but Ramallah rejects them.
On Wednesday, Elliott Abrams testified before Congress about the Taylor Force Act, passed in 2018 to withhold U.S. funds from the Palestinian Authority (PA) so long as it continues to reward terrorists and their families with cash. Abrams cites several factors explaining the sharp increase in Palestinian terrorism this year, among them Iran’s attempt to wage proxy war on Israel; another is the “Palestinian Authority’s continuing refusal to fight terrorism.” (Video is available at the link below.)
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Login or SubscribeThere are clear alternatives to “pay for slay,” but Ramallah rejects them.
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