Tag: Taylor Force Act
Murder of Elan Ganeles brings Palestinian Authority’s ‘martyr fund’ back into focus
The aftermath of the murder of U.S.-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles has brought renewed focus to the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund, whose compensation to those convicted of terrorism against Israelis and Israeli targets, and their families is...
Biden isn’t serious about opposing Palestinian terrorism
The victim of the most recent Palestinian terrorist attack was a young American. Elan Ganeles, a 27-year-old native of West Hartford, Conn., was gunned down on the road between Jericho and the Dead Sea...
Terror victims sue Biden administration for funding Palestinian Authority
Victims of Palestinian terror are suing the Biden administration for awarding millions of dollars to the Palestinian Authority, which pays terrorists and their families.
The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. district court in Texas on...
Mahmoud Abbas plays Benny Gantz for a fool
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz must have known that hosting Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha’ayin would arouse the ire of the right. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have cloaked the...
Israel authorizes deducting $180 million from Palestinian Authority over ‘pay for slay’
The Israeli government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has deducted more than $180 million from the funds it collects for the Palestinian Authority over its refusal to cease payments to prisoners and families...
NGOs call for UN version of Taylor Force Act to curb terror financing
A new report by pro-Israel NGO Im Tirtzu reveals that over the last five years, U.N. agencies have funneled at least $40 million to radical anti-Israel groups, some with terror ties. It also offers...
Is Biden administration encouraging continued Palestinian bad behavior?
With the Biden administration promising to ramp up relations with the Palestinians, concern centers in Israel and pro-Israel circles over whether or not the carrot approach by the United States might induce continued bad...
Can Biden renew foreign aid to Palestinians while still adhering to Taylor Force Act?
The incoming Biden administration has made clear it intends to renew funding to the Palestinian Authority and reopen the PLO mission in Washington, D.C. In November, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said in an interview,...
GOP congressman calls Biden’s pledge to restore US funding to Palestinians ‘mental incoherence’
A Republican member of Congress has slammed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for pledging to restore U.S. funding to the Palestinians in accordance with the Taylor Force Act, calling Biden’s pledge a display of “mental incoherence.”
“You...
Return to rewarding terrorism?
Two years ago, Congress cut off funds to the Palestinian Authority because it pays salaries to terrorists. Now a group of Democratic members of Congress are trying to restore that funding, even though the...