by Joseph Simonson
Senate Democrats’ plan to send aid to Israel and Ukraine would make it easier for the Palestinian government to pay families of terrorists with American tax dollars.
The $111 billion proposal, a copy of which was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, would provide $75 million to fight “food insecurity” and promote “reconciliation” between Israel and Palestinians. The bill states that the $75 million “may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries.”
That provision is likely meant to circumvent the 2018 Taylor Force Act, a bipartisan law that prohibits the Palestinian Authority from receiving U.S. aid until it stops compensating the families of terrorists who attack Israel. Republicans say the provision would be a boon to Palestinians, and directly undercuts American foreign policy.
“Every Democrat who votes for this is voting to indirectly fund the Palestinian Authority’s ‘Pay for Slay’ programs,” a Senate Republican aide told the Free Beacon. “It’s a slap in the face to our allies in Israel and anyone who has been a victim to radical Islamic terrorism.”
The Palestinian Authority has long used its “pay-for-slay” program to funnel foreign aid to the families of terrorists killed or imprisoned by Israel. The program reportedly paid out nearly $3 million last month to the families of terrorists killed by the Israeli military following Hamas’s October attack, which left over 1,200 Israelis dead, mostly civilians. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas has balked at American demands to end the “pay-for-slay” program, saying in July that “this will not happen.”
The Taylor Force Act, named after an Army veteran who was murdered in 2016 by a Palestinian terrorist, dramatically reduced the flow of American aid to Palestinians. Within months of the bill’s passage, the United States had rolled back roughly $500 million in aid to the region. The Biden administration has attempted to circumvent the law, sending nearly $500 million directly to the Palestinian Authority since 2021. American victims of terrorism have filed lawsuits against the White House in response.
Even the Biden State Department expressed concern over the aid, warning in March 2021 that “there is a high risk Hamas could potentially derive unintentional benefit from U.S. assistance to Gaza.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) did not respond to a request for comment.
Negotiations over the spending package have all but broken down, with Republicans and Democrats disagreeing over a variety of its provisions. Schumer is expected to hold a vote on the bill Wednesday evening, although it is not expected to pass.
Bidens Impeachment is getting more clear each passing day
Gaza doesn’t suffer from “food insecurity.”
Hamas might make foods scarce by taking all of it for themselves, but, if we sent more food and Hamas still exists, they’d continue to confiscate all the food they want.
Gazagrub posts photos of how packed Gaza’s markets are when there’s no Hamas’ warring:
Example:
That’s throwing a bone to the Democrat anti-Semites in Congress to get them to support the bill. Seems to aid Israel, the Democrats have to also aid the terrorists.