4-12-2017 Evangelicals Lead The Call To Cut Palestinian Aid, Despite Israel’s Reservations - Nathan Guttman Forward


http://forward.com/news/national/368301/evangelicals-lead-the-call-to-cut-palestinian-aid-despite-israels-reservati/

 

A piece of anti-terror legislation in Congress has turned into a test for pro-Israel policy in the Trump era.  The Taylor Force Act, a bill named after a U.S. citizen murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in Jaffa, would cut all American funding to the Palestinian Authority because of its longstanding practice of providing financial stipends to families of prisoners who carried out attacks against Israelis.  But the seemingly simple measure, meant to ensure U.S. taxpayer dollars do not go to supporting terrorists, has put the traditional mainstream pro-Israel community in a bind and has highlighted the growing power of Christian evangelical supporters of Israel, who have taken the lead on this issue…

 

 

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