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December 5, 2017

House passes Taylor Force Act targeting Palestinian funding for killers of Israelis

Taylor Force (File photo)
"The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would reduce U.S. funding for the Palestinians unless their official bodies stop subsidizing families of killers of Israelis.

The Taylor Force Act, named for an American stabbed to death in Tel Aviv in 2016, passed in a voice vote, with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle saying it was overdue. It would cut funding for all but a handful of humanitarian enterprises.

Palestinians currently receive about $280 million annually from the United States.

The act, sponsored by Reps. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., and Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., also would leave in place funding for Palestinian security forces, which Israel's security establishment credit for keeping the West Bank quiet. The Senate is considering an identical bill, and the White House has said Trump is likely to enact it. An array of pro-Israel groups had backed the bill..."
Date
December 5, 2017
Title
House passes Taylor Force Act targeting Palestinian funding for killers of Israelis, JTA
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https://www.jta.org/2017/12/05/news-opinion/politics/house-passes-taylor-force-act-targeting-palestinian-funding-for-killers-of-israelis
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2/16/2017 H.R.1164 Taylor Force Act
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