The U.S. secretary of state should consider designating the Palestinian Authority, PLO and their associated proxies as Foreign Terrorist Organizations due to active concealment of their violations.
The Taylor Force Act (22 USC 2378c-1) was named in memory of Taylor Force, a U.S. veteran and graduate student who was visiting Israel and was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist. The Palestinian Authority awarded the terrorist’s family a stipend for his homicidal efforts, under its longtime “pay for slay” program.
The act requires cutting of funding available for assistance for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (outside of three very limited humanitarian exceptions) directly benefiting the P.A., so long as it continues its payment system to terrorists and their families. The statutory finding under the act makes clear that money is fungible. Thus, it declares that while the United States does not provide direct budgetary support to the P.A., it does pay certain debts and funds programs for which the P.A. would otherwise be responsible.
Under the act, such funding is illegal unless the U.S. Secretary of State certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that, among other things, the P.A., PLO and any successor or affiliated organizations are taking credible steps to end acts of violence against America and Israeli citizens, have terminated “pay for slay” payments and revoked or invalidated any law or decree providing for the same.
