Members of Congress Reintroduce Bill To Halt Palestinian Authority Funding Until Terror Rewards Stop

"Today, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Congressmen Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado) and Lee Zeldin (R-New York) reintroduced The Taylor Force Act, which would cut off funding to the Palestinian Authority if they continue their policy of paying monetary rewards to terrorists and their surviving family members.

Taylor Force was a former U.S. Army officer who was part of a Vanderbilt University tour group visiting Israel when he was brutally stabbed and killed by a Palestinian terrorist. Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction praised the terrorist as a 'heroic martyr' and the Palestinian Authority has yet to condemn the terrorist attack...

The Taylor Force Act was also cosponsored by Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) and John Thune (R-South Dakota).

'This legislation shines a light on a very real problem,' said Senator Graham. 'Why is the Palestinian Authority paying young Palestinians to commit acts of terror against innocent Americans like Taylor Force or Israelis? The Palestinians need to decide – do they condemn these horrible acts or do they reward them? You can't be a partner in peace when you are paying people to commit terrorist acts. The choice the Palestinians make will determine the type of relationship they have with the United States in the years to come.'

'We cannot continue allowing U.S. taxpayer dollars to be used by the Palestinian Authority to reward convicted terrorists and their families for acts of violence against Israel or the United States,' said Senator Blunt. 'Under current Palestinian Authority law, the more heinous an act of terror an individual commits, the greater the reward. This is an outrageous policy and I urge my Senate colleagues to support this effort to end the Palestinian Authority's unconscionable law.'..."