{"id":2079766,"date":"2023-10-26T05:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T09:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-eyes-crackdown-on-us-funding-for-iran-backed-terror-orgs\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T05:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T09:31:01","slug":"congress-eyes-crackdown-on-us-funding-for-iran-backed-terror-orgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-eyes-crackdown-on-us-funding-for-iran-backed-terror-orgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress considers tightening US funding for Iran-backed terrorist organizations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongress-eyes-crackdown-on-us-funding-for-iran-backed-terror-orgs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2079766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republicans Take Stand Against Funding \u200dTerrorist \u2064Groups<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Hezbollah waves\u200b Hezbollah, Palestinian \u2062flags (Photo by\u2064 Manu Brabo\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Congressional Republicans are spearheading a new legislation aimed at preventing taxpayer\u200d funds from reaching international organizations that collaborate with Hamas \u200band Hezbollah, two notorious Iranian-backed terror groups.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking measure, filed by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R., N.Y.) and obtained by the <em>Washington \u2062Free Beacon<\/em>, would\u2064 have\u2064 a significant impact on American funding for various United Nations organizations that \u2064provide resources in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip\u200d and Lebanon, where Hezbollah holds considerable \u200cpower.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed \u200clegislation targets &#8220;international\u2062 organizations&#8221;\u200c including those within the United Nations that engage in\u200d any form of\u200d support, cooperation, employment, or celebration\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organizations<\/a> or their members.<\/p>\n<p>This bill is part of a broader\u200c effort by Congress to bolster support for Israel and crack down on funding channels that aid Hamas and Hezbollah. Given the recent loss of Israeli lives\u2064 at the hands of Hamas, it is expected to garner widespread \u200csupport among\u200c Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed the HATIKVAH \u2064Act, after Israel&#8217;s national anthem, this legislation represents one of the most stringent reassessments of U.S. aid in recent memory. \u200bIt would have a direct \u200bimpact on organizations like the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which has\u200b a history of using anti-Semitic\u2062 materials in its classrooms and \u200bhas been exploited by Hamas for storing weapons.<\/p>\n<p>UNRWA&#8217;s funding has long been a\u2062 target for Congress, with \u2062the\u200d Trump administration freezing its funding in 2018 due to concerns\u2063 over its ties to\u2062 Hamas sympathizers and \u200cpromotion of anti-Semitism. However, the Biden administration resumed funding as\u200c part of its diplomatic efforts with the Palestinian \u200bgovernment.<\/p>\n<p>Despite pledges \u200bto remove such content, UNRWA \u200ccontinues to use educational materials that advocate for Israel&#8217;s destruction\u200c and\u200c propagate conspiracy \u2062theories about Jews, as reported\u200c by an Israeli watchdog group.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed legislation, groups receiving U.S. funds would be \u200bsubject to comprehensive third-party\u2063 audits and must\u2062 comply with \u200cstringent requirements \u200coutlined in the bill. The State and Treasury Departments would also \u2063need to certify the \u2063compliance of every aid recipient.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the U.S. government would be obligated \u200cto urge its allies\u200c to cease funding any group that violates\u200c the anti-terror\u2062 guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the legislation proposed by Rep. Tenney aim to close the funding loophole\u200d that inadvertently supports violent extremists, including Hezbollah\u200b in Lebanon?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  A Strip, as \u2064well as other groups that have ties to Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>While the United States has taken consistent measures to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-confirms-at-least-4-americans-killed-in-vicious-hamas-attacks\/\" title=\"Schumer confirms 4 Americans slain in brutal Hamas assaults.\">combat terrorism globally<\/a>, it is important to address the issue of funding that inadvertently supports these violent extremists. The legislation proposed by Rep. Tenney aims\u200d to close this funding loophole and ensure that American taxpayer dollars are\u200b not being used \u2064to support terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas and Hezbollah \u200chave long been recognized as major threats to regional stability\u200b and the safety of innocent civilians. Both groups have been involved in numerous acts of terror, including suicide bombings, rocket attacks, and kidnappings.\u200d Their activities not \u200bonly destabilize the areas in which they operate but also pose a \u2062risk to international peace and security.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/cropped-shot-person-holding-gun-260nw-222459182.jpg\" alt=\"Hezbollah terrorist with\u2064 a gun\"><figcaption>A Hezbollah terrorist\u200c armed with a gun \u2064(Photo by Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The legislation not only \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-eyes-crackdown-on-us-funding-for-iran-backed-terror-orgs\/\" title=\"Congress considers tightening US funding for Iran-backed terrorist organizations.\">targets organizations directly linked<\/a> to Hamas and Hezbollah but also those that\u200c provide indirect \u200csupport \u2064or engage \u2062in \u200cactivities that benefit these groups. By cutting off\u200c funding to these organizations, the \u2063bill aims to hinder their ability to recruit, plan, and carry out acts of\u2064 terror.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Rep. Tenney&#8217;s legislation calls for a thorough review of\u200d the United Nations funding process to ensure\u2062 that the U.S. \u200bis \u2063not inadvertently contributing\u2064 to the funding of terrorism. It emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in how taxpayer funds are allocated.<\/p>\n<p>This move by Congressional\u2062 Republicans sends a strong message that the United States will not \u200ctolerate any\u200c form of\u2063 support for terrorist organizations. By taking the lead in addressing this\u200d issue, they are demonstrating a commitment to national security and the global fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is important to note that this legislation \u2064is still in the early stages and will need to go through the legislative process before becoming law. It will require support from \u2063both Republicans and Democrats to pass and be signed \u200dinto law by\u2062 the President.<\/p>\n<p>As the legislation moves forward, it is crucial for lawmakers to carefully consider the potential impact\u2064 on international organizations and the diplomatic\u200b landscape.\u2064 While the aim is to restrict funding \u200cto terrorist-affiliated groups, it is\u2062 essential to ensure that innocent civilians do not bear the brunt of these measures.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the legislation introduced by Rep. \u200bTenney represents a significant step towards cutting off\u200b funding to international organizations that collaborate with Hamas and Hezbollah. By taking a stand against funding terrorist groups, Congressional Republicans are safeguarding national security \u200dand asserting the United States&#8217; commitment to combating terrorism globally. The proposed legislation presents an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation and a chance to strengthen the \u2063transparency and accountability of taxpayer funds allocated to international organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional Republicans aim to halt taxpayer funds from reaching organizations collaborating with Iranian-backed terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. They are crafting legislation to ensure that the United States does not provide financial support to any international organization that contracts or cooperates with these extremist factions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":2079768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2079766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2079766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2079768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2079766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2079766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}