GOP lawmakers block Biden assistance to Palestinians

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Source: The Hill

Top Republicans with oversight on foreign affairs are blocking the Biden administration from sending specific aid to the Palestinians, two congressional sources confirmed to The Hill on Friday.

The move represents an effort to carry on the hard-line policy of the former Trump administration which eliminated all funding for Palestinians.

Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the ranking members of their respective committees on foreign affairs, issued an "info hold" on $75 million in economic and development assistance, according to one of the congressional sources.

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The move by Risch and McCaul is expected to delay delivery of the money, but a congressional aide didn't expect it to have a lasting impact.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmakers-block-biden-assistance-to-palestinians/ar-BB1fu2fI?li=BBnb7Kz

[Bayard]

1. Petty....

[cstanleytech]

2. Republicans consider pettiness to be a good thing rather than a character flaw.

[oldsoftie]

3. Meh. Almost all Palestinians view their government as corrupt. Look how officials live.

Most aid money would likely never go to its intended purpose.

[EX500rider]

4. The issue is the Palestinians payments to convicted terrorists.

They criticized the administration for not doing more to ensure that the Palestinian Authority is no longer paying salaries to families of Palestinians convicted or accused of terrorism. They refer to that program as "pay to slay."

"The Biden Administration should use all available leverage to secure behavior changes from the PA, including ending terror payments. We will continue to scrutinize every proposed program to ensure the administration's actions are in lockstep with the Taylor Force Act and in compliance with all laws governing assistance to the Palestinians."

The Taylor Force Act, which became law in 2018, ended U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it eliminates the Palestinian Martyrs Fund. It was named in honor of American citizen and military veteran Taylor Force, who was killed in a stabbing attack by a Palestinian in Tel Aviv in 2016, while 10 others were wounded.

[Jay25]

5. Where's Manchin?

[BlueMTexpat]

6. May these GQPs

roast in Hell forever!

[Maxheader]

7. Will they move the embassy?

Again?....