Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Sanction Palestinian Leadership and Institutions That Reward Terrorism
07.29.24
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his Senate colleagues in introducing the PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act, legislation to impose sanctions on foreign persons and entities that provide payments to Palestinian terrorists and the families of terrorists as part of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority’s (PA) system of terror compensation.
“The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization have incentivized the anti-Semitic killings of Israelis and Americans through their barbaric ‘pay for slay’ policies for years,” Senator Sullivan said. “It is outrageous that Palestinian terrorists, including those who massacred more than a thousand Israelis on October 7th, are eligible for payments as a result of their despicable killings. Our legislation will levy severe sanctions on institutions and groups that facilitate or financially support these horrific programs.”
In addition to Senator Sullivan, this legislation, led by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), was cosponsored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Rick Scott (R-Florida), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina).
The full text of the bill can be found here.
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