{"id":2117275,"date":"2023-12-06T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-foreign-aid-plan-could-put-taxpayer-dollars-in-terrorists-pockets\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:24:45","slug":"senate-democrats-foreign-aid-plan-could-put-taxpayer-dollars-in-terrorists-pockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-foreign-aid-plan-could-put-taxpayer-dollars-in-terrorists-pockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats&#8217; foreign aid plan risks funding terrorists with taxpayer dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fsenate-democrats-foreign-aid-plan-could-put-taxpayer-dollars-in-terrorists-pockets%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=2117275&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--><h2>Senate Democrats&#8217; \u200cAid Plan \u200dRaises Concerns Over Funding Palestinian &#8220;Pay-for-Slay&#8221; Program<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Democrats have proposed a $111 billion aid plan\u2062 that has raised concerns about \u2062indirectly funding\u2063 the Palestinian government&#8217;s &#8220;pay-for-slay&#8221; program, which compensates\u2063 the\u200b families of terrorists using American tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The plan\u200c includes $75\u2062 million to address &#8220;food insecurity&#8221; and promote &#8220;reconciliation&#8221; between Israel and\u200d Palestinians. The bill states that this amount &#8220;may be made available \u2062notwithstanding any \u2063other provision of \u200claw\u2064 that restricts\u200d assistance to foreign \u200dcountries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This provision\u200d appears to bypass the 2018 Taylor Force Act, a bipartisan law that prohibits U.S. \u2064aid to the Palestinian Authority until it ceases compensating terrorists who attack Israel. Republicans argue\u2064 that this provision benefits Palestinians and\u200b undermines American foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>A Senate \u200bRepublican aide criticized \u2064the\u200b plan, stating, &#8220;Every\u2063 Democrat who votes for this is voting to indirectly fund the\u2064 Palestinian\u2064 Authority&#8217;s &#8216;Pay for Slay&#8217; programs. It&#8217;s a slap in \u200bthe face to our allies in Israel and anyone who has been a \u200cvictim of radical Islamic\u200d terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian\u200d Authority has long utilized its &#8220;pay-for-slay&#8221; program\u200d to channel foreign aid to the families of terrorists killed or imprisoned by Israel. Last month, the\u200d program \u200dreportedly paid \u200bout nearly $3 million to the families of terrorists killed \u200cin an attack by Hamas. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas has\u2063 refused to end the program.<\/p>\n<p>The Taylor \u200cForce Act, named after an Army\u2062 veteran murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in 2016, significantly reduced American aid to Palestinians. However,\u200d the Biden \u2062administration has attempted to bypass the law by directly sending\u200d around $500 million to\u2064 the Palestinian Authority since 2021.\u2063 American\u200b terrorism victims\u2063 have filed lawsuits against the White House in response.<\/p>\n<p>Even the Biden State Department expressed concerns about the aid, warning in March 2021 that &#8220;there is a high risk Hamas could potentially derive unintentional benefit from U.S. assistance to Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senate \u200cMajority Leader Chuck \u200cSchumer (D., \u200bN.Y.) did not provide a comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Negotiations over \u200dthe spending package\u2064 have\u200c reached an impasse, with Republicans and Democrats \u200bdisagreeing on \u200cvarious \u2063provisions. Schumer plans to hold a vote on the bill Wednesday\u2063 evening, although \u200dit is unlikely to pass.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Republicans argue that the immigration section of \u200bthe bill is insufficient and \u2062fails\u2063 to reform\u2063 the nation&#8217;s asylum system. Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) stated that he would\u2064 vote against the bill unless there are stricter restrictions\u2063 on how\u2062 Israel can utilize\u200c military aid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The package includes\u200c approximately $10.6\u200d billion in aid\u2062 for Israel, with\u200d over $5 billion allocated for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-full-funding-for-israeli-security-aid\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Demand Full Funding for Israeli Security Aid\">missile defense program<\/a>. The House previously passed a \u200bmilitary aid bill for Israel, but it was defeated by Democrats who objected to its\u2062 financing through\u2063 cuts to the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow\u200d does the provision in the aid plan potentially bypass the 2018\u200b Taylor Force Act and what concerns does this raise among Republicans?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  F Palestinian terrorism.&#8221; The aide further added,\u200d &#8220;We should not be using American tax dollars to incentivize and reward acts of \u200bviolence against\u200b innocent Israelis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;pay-for-slay&#8221; program, also known as the Palestinian \u2064Authority Martyrs Fund, provides monthly stipends to the families of Palestinians involved in\u200b acts of terrorism against Israelis.\u2063 These payments \u2062are \u200cbased on \u2063a tiered system that rewards \u200bmore severe \u2063acts of violence. Critics argue that this program encourages violence and terrorism,\u200c as individuals may be motivated by the financial benefits it\u2062 offers to \u2063their families.<\/p>\n<p>The concerns over indirectly funding this \u2064program come from the $75\u2062 \u200cmillion allocated in \u2064the aid plan to address food insecurity and promote reconciliation between Israel and Palestinians. While the intention behind these funds may be noble, critics argue that this money could \u2062end up being used to finance the \u2064&#8221;pay-for-slay&#8221; program indirectly.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican opposition to this provision stems from the belief that it undermines the \u200b2018 Taylor Force Act. \u200cNamed after an American veteran who was killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack,\u2063 the Taylor Force Act was passed\u2063 with bipartisan support to ensure that American tax dollars do not\u200b contribute to the Palestinian Authority&#8217;s support of terrorism. By potentially bypassing this law, Senate \u2062Democrats have raised\u2062 concerns among Republicans\u2062 about the integrity \u2063of American foreign policy and the sanctity of aid funds.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the aid\u2062 plan argue that \u200binvesting in food security and reconciliation efforts \u2062is essential for promoting stability in the region. They emphasize the importance of supporting the Palestinian people and striving \u200cfor a \u2062peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, critics remain wary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-surgeon-general-calls-on-big-tech-to-impose-consequences-for-violating-platform-policies-proactively-provide-info-from-credible-so\/\" title=\"Biden Surgeon General Calls On Big Tech To Impose \u2018Consequences\u2019 For Violating \u2018Platform Policies,\u2019 \u2018Proactively\u2019 Provide Info From \u2018Credible Sources\u2019 To Fight \u2018Health Misinformation\u2019\">potential unintended consequences<\/a> of providing funds that could indirectly support terrorism against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over the aid plan reflects the broader tensions surrounding U.S. foreign \u200bpolicy in the Middle East. While both Democrats and Republicans acknowledge the need for humanitarian assistance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-dems-scrambled-to-release-a-statement-after-attack-on-israel\/\" title=\"Dems Rushed to Issue Statement on Israel Attack\">peace-building efforts<\/a>, they \u2064differ in their approaches and prioritization of various issues.<\/p>\n<p>As the aid plan moves forward in the Senate, it will be crucial for lawmakers to address the concerns raised by the provision that could indirectly fund the Palestinian &#8220;pay-for-slay&#8221; program. Striking a balance between\u200d supporting\u200b the Palestinian people and ensuring that American tax dollars are not misused for violent purposes is a delicate task. Ultimately, it will be the responsibility of Congress to navigate these complexities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a> that uphold American values and interests in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billion in aid to Israel and $36 billion to Ukraine. However, concerns arise as this aid could indirectly support the Palestinian government&#8217;s practice of paying families of terrorists using American tax dollars. The plan, revealed by the Washington Free Beacon, raises questions about the allocation of funds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":2117276,"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-2117275","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\/2117275","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\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2117275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2117275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2117276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2117275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2117275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2117275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}