Snag in the lovefest. But fear not: Biden’s handlers will find a way to resume funding the jihad against Israel. The Taylor Force Act may not be long for this world.
“Biden pledge to reopen PLO mission in Washington faces legal hurdles,” by Rami Ayyub and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters, January 29, 2021:
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to work to reopen the Palestinians’ diplomatic mission in Washington could be held up over a law that exposes Palestinian officials to U.S. anti-terror lawsuits, officials and advisers to the Palestinians say.
The Biden administration hopes to repair relations with the Palestinians after a sharp deterioration under former President Donald Trump, who closed the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Washington office in 2018 and cut millions of dollars in aid to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
But under an anti-terror amendment passed by Congress and signed into law by Trump in 2019, the Palestinians would become liable for $655.5 million in financial penalties against them in U.S. courts if they open an office in the United States.
There are also questions about how Biden will fulfil a pledge to resume economic aid to the Palestinians. The Taylor Force Act, passed by Congress in 2018, restricts some aid until the Palestinians end payments to people jailed by Israel over violent crimes, among other conditions….
David Grisez says
In a situation where the Palestinian Authority would be liable for $655,500,000. to victims of Palestinian Jihad if the Palestinian Embassy is reopened. It is obvious what the Democrat-Communist party will do. They will change the law so that the Palestinian Authority has no liability to jihad victims.
Peace says
Biden could give them US taxpayer money to cover it …. Relax
Terry Gain says
Or steer cases to leftist Judges.
OLD GUY says
Oh how the law can be flexed by the politically connected to what they want it to be at the moment.
Lawyers are such honorable people?
William Tyson says
For 3 years, slots were reserved for veiled women at the swimming pool of the University of Nanterre, which had signed an agreement with an Islamist association
https://www.fdesouche.com/2021/01/31/pendant-3-ans-des-creneaux-etaient-reserves-aux-femmes-voilees-a-la-piscine-de-luniversite-de-nanterre-qui-avait-signe-une-convention-avec-une-association-islamiste/
SJ says
LOL
Keith O says
Damn, shame about that.
Mudslime terrorists being held accountable financially for their actions!
Kepha says
A silver lining to a cloud.
gravenimage says
If Biden reopens PLO’s DC office, ‘Palestinians’ would be liable for $655,500,000 for jihad terror victims
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I sadly doubt such cases would have much of a chance right now…
Proud Islamophobe says
Scripture says that we’re not supposed to rejoice when our enemy falls or the Lord may turn His anger toward us (Proverbs 24:17). But how hard it is to *not* rejoice at this situation.