GOP Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Calls for Cutting off All U.S. Funds to the Palestinians After Abbas and Hamas Reach Unity Deal…
And Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has the juice to cut off the funds, she chairs the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee.
(Fox News) — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for the U.S. government to cut off aid to the Palestinians after the government in the West Bank reached a tentative unity agreement with Hamas, a U.S.-designated terror group.
The calls from top-ranking members of Congress were laced with warnings that the U.S. risks financing terrorist operatives if aid continues. Significantly, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., noted that a 2006 law conditions U.S. aid on the requirement that its Palestinian recipients renounce violence and recognize Israel’s right to exist.
Those requirements were fulfilled when aid was going to the Palestinian Authority, controlled by the West Bank-based Fatah. But rocket-firing Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, does not abide by those conditions.
Ros-Lehtinen and others said a sudden partnership between the two halves of the divided Palestinian government would mean U.S. assistance must cease.
“U.S. taxpayer funds should not and must not be used to support those who threaten U.S. security, our interests and our vital ally, Israel,” she said in a written statement. “According to existing U.S. law, such a hybrid government cannot be a recipient of U.S. taxpayer funds because the law stipulates that the PA government must recognize the Jewish state of Israel’s right to exist, among other things.
“Therefore, in order to implement existing law, the U.S. must end assistance to the Palestinian Authority,” she said.
That’s not a small amount of money. The president’s 2012 budget request calls for $513 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority, an increase over past years.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is a true friend to the Jewish state.
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Wow – we’re supposed to borrow half a billion dollars to give it to the PA ???
I had no idea. THERE”S a budget item that needs to be cut, period ! Hamas or no Hamas !
Who wants to be the Republicans will bluster and blab about this, make motions to take the money away, wave their fingers in the air and in 5 weeks this issue will be totally forgotten.
They couldn’t defeat NPR. They’re useless.
Should we give them funds to commit genocide with? I mean we do it with Planned Parenthood. Geez, this is a tough one.
Yes, put an end to this funding once and for all. Let the Saudis fund these vermin…thank you Ileana…you ALLEN WEST and Marco Rubio have been consistent and unwavering. The People from Florida are electing fine and principled leaders. America and Israel are one…get used to it–it ain’t changin
*According to existing U.S. law…*
Doesn’t she realize that *existing U.S. law* means NOTHNG to this Administration?
Heck, they just scuttled the prosecution of Hamas-linked CAIR – should give us an indication of how they feel about Hamas…
GO FOR IT! STIR UP SOME SHIT WITH THE COMMIES IN THE WH!!
Ileana’s amazing and a true friend of Israel.
Barry’s not going to like this given all the illegal donations and support he got from Gaza during the 2008 campaign. He’ll be wanting a repeat performance this time around.
“U.S. taxpayer funds should not and must not be used to support those who threaten U.S. security, our interests and our vital ally, Israel,”
Then why the fuck is this admin funneling money to the rebels (AQ) in Libya?
“Baby Doc” Obama will not allow it.
Truly astounding, A woman with a hyphenated last name makes sense. If that’s not a first it’s close to it.
ironmaiden — Sad, but true
Just as I was all bummed out about Hahvahd shooing away Stanley’s baby daddy because they’re racist or somethin’, I see this post.
Now, I’m smiling and waving. I’m gonna find that flash mob beach scene from Israel and play it again.
Happy Friday!
Meh, just more talk from the Gutless, Oblivious, and/or Progressives.
Boodge said:
““U.S. taxpayer funds should not and must not be used to support those who threaten U.S. security, our interests and our vital ally, Israel,”
Then why the fuck is this admin funneling money to the rebels (AQ) in Libya?”
May I add and a host of other countries that who would also like to see our demise. Continuing to give aid to these crap hole countries is the definition of insanity… Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different results.
Now let’s all sit back and wait for the predictable screeching from Helen the Hag
They also need to cut out the money to the UN if they really want to accomplish anything.
As a Jew, I find it unbelievably offensive that “my” governement is forcing me to finance these terrorists with my tax money. I think its time to have a “tax revolution”. Stop paying taxes until this government starts doing its job by defending and protecting the contistitution as well as its citizens.
Another reason to be a proud Floridian……..
1.) Allen West
2.) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
3.) Marco Rubio
4.) because we ain’t Michigan…..or New York….or Mexifornia……
Comrade Hussein will find a way to keep the islamists going.
Gosh..isn’t it anti-PC NOT to fund our enemies (cf., Pak ISI; Libyan Whack a doodle dandy)? I mean how do we expect these people to be competant when they turn against us or Israel? Also remember that our $500 million (or so) in “aide” to the “Palestinians” not only goes to buy food and other needed accessories, but also to purchase much needed items such as bullets, LAW rockets, mortar rounds, grenades, entrenching tools, night goggles, etc. You know..the stuff that these people REALLY need….
Golly geepers….
Works for me.
The Palestinians are verminous.
Let Bob Evans fund em.
we should never have given the PA money & training to begin with — though Obama’s taken it to a new level, shame on the Bush admin, Congress (GOP & Dems), AIPAC, etc … all were complicit in this 2-state delusion & enabling the terrorist fake moderates of Fatah
Why do we give money to terrorists anyway?
With all the petro dollars floating around in the Arab world, we the US of A has to send the PA a half a billion dollars??? This makes NO damn sense at all!
Any Constitutional Militias forming up yet?
$513 million a YEAR for a bunch of islamo moslim jihadies. The U.S. should NEVER give them a penny. Let the arabs take care of their kind. ALL islamo moslims ARE terrorists.
Finally! Someone in DC says what we’ve all been thinking, and something most Americans agree. Stop foreign aid to all countries, other than Israel. Giving money to people that hate and want to kill us is about the dumbest thing I’ve ever witnessed.
““Therefore, in order to implement existing law, the U.S. must end assistance to the Palestinian Authority,” she said.”
Absolutely. But according to US law we also need to stop giving money to Israel (they refuse to abide by the conditions of foreign aide, and we keep giving them a pass on it, contrary to law). Neither side deserves a penny.
actually Obama & Clinton have sought a law that would allow US funds directly to a Hamas/Fatah “government” – which is currently illegal
This is where American Taxpayer Money is going – to relieve “suffering” and “Human Crisis”
http://www.faceglobal.com/posts/What-the-Media-doesnt-Show-You.aspx
Poor deprived people!!!