Finally, Something on which to Agree with Palestinian Officials [Andy McCarthy]
Over the years Palestinians have killed many people in terrorist attacks — including some Americans. Some of those Americans have sued and won under a 1990 law passed by Congress, and the result is hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments.
Now, the Palestinian Authority is pleading with the State Department to intervene — essentially, to side with the terrorists and against the victims. As Washington Post reports today (italics mine):
Testimony in Israeli courts has connected senior Palestinian leaders — such as the late Yasser Arafat — to specific terrorist attacks involved in the lawsuits. But Palestinian officials have argued that it makes no sense for the United States to be providing millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinian Authority while U.S. courts are threatening to bankrupt it.
Exactly right! It makes absolutely no sense for the United States to be providing aid to a non-state entity dominated by parties pledged to the destruction of Israel, which represents a people who breed, support and even vote for terrorists when given the chance.
The problem here is not the judgments; it's the aid. But let's see what the State Department does.
02/12 10:17 AM
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