To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE


SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

House Panel Just Passed a Bill to Halt Palestinian Authority Funding Unless They Stop Their 'Pay to Slay' Practice

News Staff : Nov 16, 2017  CBN News

"With this legislation, we are forcing the PA to choose between U.S. assistance and these morally reprehensible policies, and I am pleased to see this measure move forward in both chambers with so much support." -Rep. Ed Royce, R-CA

(Washington, DC)—[CBN News] On Wednesday, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed the Taylor Force Act, which would cut U.S. funding to the Palestinian Authority unless it stops the practice of paying monthly stipends to the families of terrorists who kill Israelis. (Photo: via CBN News)

The bill was named in honor of a young American business school student and combat veteran named Taylor Force, who was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist in March of 2016 while on a school trip to Israel.

The 21-year-old Palestinian man who killed him was praised and financially rewarded by the Palestinian government.

"That's sick. No society should reward their children for being terrorists," the bill's sponsor, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, told CBN News in July.

Graham hopes to pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop their "pay to slay" policy. The measure would cut the almost $400 million in U.S. funding to the group.

"We have a duty to defend our citizens and not empower people who will kill them," the South Carolina lawmaker said.

"Since 2003, it has been Palestinian law to reward Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails with a monthly paycheck," said Rep. Ed Royce, R-CA, the committee's chairman. "Palestinian leadership also pays the families of Palestinian prisoners and suicide bombers. These policies incentivize terrorism."

"With this legislation, we are forcing the PA to choose between U.S. assistance and these morally reprehensible policies, and I am pleased to see this measure move forward in both chambers with so much support," he continued.

In September, the measure was included in a foreign operations bill that is scheduled for a vote by the House in December. It is expected to pass.

President Donald Trump has not said if he will sign the law but has indicated his support.

If the legislation is passed and signed into law, U.S. funding to the Palestinian Authority would stop until the stipends to terrorist families were halted.

According to The Times of Israel, the Palestine Liberation Organization has condemned the legislation, saying shortly after its Senate committee passage that it was "unacceptable" and would violate Palestinians' human rights.







SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News

Watch: Bruce Willis Makes Rare Public Appearance amid Dementia Battle to Thank Los Angeles First Responders

Starship Flight Test 7: Another Amazing 'Catch' and One Spectacular Failure [Videos]

Supreme Court Decides Chinese-Owned TikTok's Fate

'Huge Win for Rule of Law and Freedom': California Retreats on Bid to Impose EV Truck Mandate Nationwide

Israel's Cabinet Votes, Hostage Deal Signed; First Releases Set for Sunday

Praying for the Protection of President Trump and Events This Weekend; Monday's Inauguration Moved Indoors

Faith Events, Christian Prayers Integral in Trump's Inauguration: 'Lord, Bring Revival in America' [Videos]

'Pilgrim with the Cross': Arthur Blessitt 'Departs to Heaven' after Taking Jesus to 300+ Countries

Jay Leno Serves $21,000 Worth of Ribs, Chicken to Los Angeles Firefighters [Video]

77% of Democrat Voters Blame LA Fires on Climate Change; But That's Not What the Science Says

Anna Paulina Luna Unveils Bill to Take Pedophiles 'Off the Streets Permanently' With Death Penalty

Speaker Johnson Defies Joe Biden's Order, Says Flags Will be Raised for President Trump's Inauguration

Fact-Checking Some of the Claims in Joe Biden's Farewell Address

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida AG Ashley Moody as Senate Replacement for Marco Rubio

Netanyahu: Hamas has Reneged on Parts of Ceasefire Agreement

Dr. Alveda King Delivers Call to Action in 2025

Mel Gibson Drops Two Medical Bombshells on the Joe Rogan Podcast [Video]

FDA's Own Study Finds DNA Contamination in Pfizer 'Vaccines'

FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 from Food, Drinks and Ingested Drugs in the US

Jack Smith's Report Proves the Media Were Always Lying About J6 'Insurrection'



Search the Articles Archives

Keyword:  
Author:  
Words Posted On:  
Day Month Year



BCN Plus

Follow BCN on Twitter
Are You Praying for Our Government Leaders?
BCN Staff

Steve Shultz
Steve Shultz, Managing Editor
Founder and Owner


Aimee Herd
Aimee Herd, Editor


BCN Plus
Are You Praying for President Trump?
 
 

All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.


Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.

editor@breakingchristiannews.com