The Palestinian Authority is continuing to pay out salaries to convicted terrorists using funds provided by the American taxpayer, a policy that defies a recent U.S. law mandating the PA stop these subsidies or face a cutoff in U.S. aid dollars, according to U.S. and Israeli lawmakers who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.
Palestinian officials in recent days have rejected a new U.S. law, known as the Taylor Force Act, or TFA, that bans the PA government from providing salaries to terrorists and their families, a longstanding policy that had become the center of controversy after it was found U.S. taxpayer aid dollars to the Palestinians had been used to subsidize this practice.
While the Taylor Force Act-named after an American who was killed by a Palestinian terror attack in 2016-mandates the PA cease these payments or face a cutoff in U.S. aid, Palestinian officials have made clear in recent days they have no intention of ending this practice of funneling U.S aid dollars to the Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund.
Palestinian leaders have continued to praise the so-called "Pay-to-slay" policy since the TFA's passage, prompting outrage and concerns from Israeli and U.S. lawmakers who spoke to the Free Beacon about the situation.
If the State Department cannot provide assurances, the United States must withhold a large portion of its yearly aid to the Palestinian government.
It remains unclear how willing the Palestinian government is to go along with the United States' and Israel's demands.
E.J. Kimball, director of the Israel Victory Project, told the Free Beacon that the pro-Israel community will not let the issue fade following the passage of the TFA. "Passage of the Taylor Force Act shows that Congress is confronting Palestinian rejectionism in a bipartisan manner," said Kimball, who helped galvanize U.S. lawmakers behind the legislation.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/palestinian-government-still-paying-terrorists-u-s-taxpayer-funds-defying-u-s-law/
Palestinian officials in recent days have rejected a new U.S. law, known as the Taylor Force Act, or TFA, that bans the PA government from providing salaries to terrorists and their families, a longstanding policy that had become the center of controversy after it was found U.S. taxpayer aid dollars to the Palestinians had been used to subsidize this practice.
While the Taylor Force Act-named after an American who was killed by a Palestinian terror attack in 2016-mandates the PA cease these payments or face a cutoff in U.S. aid, Palestinian officials have made clear in recent days they have no intention of ending this practice of funneling U.S aid dollars to the Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund.
Palestinian leaders have continued to praise the so-called "Pay-to-slay" policy since the TFA's passage, prompting outrage and concerns from Israeli and U.S. lawmakers who spoke to the Free Beacon about the situation.
If the State Department cannot provide assurances, the United States must withhold a large portion of its yearly aid to the Palestinian government.
It remains unclear how willing the Palestinian government is to go along with the United States' and Israel's demands.
E.J. Kimball, director of the Israel Victory Project, told the Free Beacon that the pro-Israel community will not let the issue fade following the passage of the TFA. "Passage of the Taylor Force Act shows that Congress is confronting Palestinian rejectionism in a bipartisan manner," said Kimball, who helped galvanize U.S. lawmakers behind the legislation.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/palestinian-government-still-paying-terrorists-u-s-taxpayer-funds-defying-u-s-law/
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