Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Texas), who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, is very upset with President Obama’s last-Friday-in-office decision to send the Palestinian Authority $221 million, because Granger had placed a hold on it, because the PA had broken its commitment to the US and sought membership in international organizations, according to an early Wednesday PA report. Those Congressional holds are not legally binding, but they are part of the ongoing business between the Administration and the branch of the legislator which holds the purse strings. Like disgruntled office workers on their last day at work, Obama and Kerry broke that trust because they no longer had any business with this body.
So now President Trump’s State Department says it plans to review the rule-breaking decision to send $221 million to a Palestinian Authority that also breaks the rules, AP reports. On Tuesday, the department said it would make adjustments to in this unruly payment, to make sure it complies with its new priorities.
Dr. Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told Business Insider that “Congress had been looking at various behaviors from Palestine — unilateral attempts at statehood, corruption, incitement of violence, and paying salaries to people in jail for terrorism — and that’s why the hold has been there.”
An earlier AP story reported that the Obama administration had been pressing Congress to release the money for a while, saying it was needed for humanitarian aid, political and security reforms, and “rule of law.”
Granger said in a statement Tuesday: “I worked to make sure that no American taxpayer dollars would fund the Palestinian Authority unless very strict conditions were met. While none of these funds will go to the Palestinian Authority because of those conditions, they will go to programs in the Palestinian territories that were still under review by Congress. The Obama Administration’s decision to release these funds was inappropriate.”
The Palestinian Authority pays out an estimated $140 million a year to the families of suicide bombers and salaries to imprisoned terrorists, which is around 10% of their annual budget.
The wife of the Armon HaNatziv truck terrorist who killed 4 IDF soldiers will begin receiving a lifetime monthly pension of NIS 2800, and one-time bonus of NIS 6000 from the Palestinian Authority.
Wooooooooow! . I love this man
EXCELLENT❤
Well done Trump! My man
Orah Starck Frankenthal
Yahoo. Yippee kai yay (or something like that)
Thank you.
Well done Sir
Yessssssss!
No more money for tunnel digging
nice, no more helping the terrorist
I hope is true!
I hope it’s true
Sorry Achinoam…
Yoeu will have to find another way to support anti Israeli terrorists
Great job sir
Hopefully, those Jewish democrats will, in due time, accept the fact that Trump is FOR the Jewish people and the State of Israel, and not against them!
Great job smr president
Praise the Lord!!!!!
Isn’t aiding and abetting the enemy an act of treason? Obama is doing jihad.
I hope this is true. It sure needs to be!!!
Amen Thank u LORD.. PTL.
Wow, that is a BRILLIANT bit of news for once!
Thank you Mr. President
great, now tell the P.A/ Hamas to go back to obama for money if “they” not happy
Give it to the people, arent there homeless people in the us? 😉
That’s grt. Gud news
A president showing integrity.
Obamas foreign policy with the Middle East was disgusting.
Good move…..
If we are giving them much needed funding and especially in Gaza, we need to monitor what projects the funding goes for and to.
People, read the article, not just a headline… There is nothing that says money will be held back… “The payments will be reviewed…”
Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s…
I wonder what would happen ifObama went and lived in the Gaza strip?He sure loves the money crowd.Richard Branson gave him a flight on his private plane to his island.What are these rich people like Branson and Soros planning with Obama?
There it is. Rewarding terrorism.
Good
Only because his daughter is married to a Jew i’ll bet..
WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
yay. so thrilled. go Donald J. Trump
I’m guessing they have their sights on U.N. Secretary General.
Good that it is halted. How to be a state or a nation when dependent on people.
Headline is false! This states the transaction will basically be reviewed, nothing about honoring back funds. Fix it The Jewish Press
That is awesome!
Great news , hope this decision can be reverted , anyway the money is not going to schools , education ., hospitals , roads , parks , but to either terror , or their president’s pocket
Hooray
Yes it is. Isn’t that maddening. However, when it is reviewed by Trump’s state department, I suspect that they will find cause to withhold the fund permanently. This is much better than simply handing the funds over to the PA.
So far the only good thing keeping money away from terrorists.
Palestinians never even get to see the money. the leaders take all this money and they had it across the banks throughout the world.
So has the terrorist group already received the 221 million or not? I certainly hope NOT.
I am glad that it is “just a review”. It would be stupid to reverse the order without thinking . When the review is complete I hope the White House issues an explanation.
Take whatever action possible to withdraw this corrupt “gift”.
Outstanding!
PTL! $
Why withhold. They can review it for 10 years if they have to. One can hope.
He is a dictator against this country!! How can we help Israel if we are under abject tyranny!!!
Now this is a President who stands for all Americans! I am so happy that antisemit Obama is finally gone!
Thank you.
NO $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ SHOULD EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER GO TO THE PALESTINIANS !!!!!!!!!!!!! LET THEM GO TO THEIR ‘BROTHERS’ = EGYPT, SYRIA, I RAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, SAUDI ARABIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT …….. HMMMMM ….. JUST LIKE $$$ MONIES/CEMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO GAZA STRIP TO REBUILD HOMES & FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES BUT INSTEAD WENT TO BUILD TUNNELS INTO ISRAELI HOMES TO KILL ISRAELIS ……….. NO HELP SHOULD BE GIVEN FROM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA !!!!
He is just not idiot! He is smart, intelligent man with kind heart and clear mind. He is creator, he is genius and not playing political games. Appreciate it and support!
Don’t pay a dime to those murderers!!!
Facebook won’t let me like this, pop up says content expired!
Meanwhile, Obama pledged $35 Billion to Israel – nobody gives him credit for that.
This is a parting blow from the most devious administration in history. I pray that congress does not release these funds. We have veterans, and low income people here. Why should a suicide bomber’s family in Palestine receive a lifetime pension funded by U.S. Tax dollars? It’s Obama’s way of supporting terrorist activities that most Americans totally disagree with. We are so glad he is gone, but like the snake he is, he had to inject a parting shot of venom. Move the Embassy to Jerusalem. It belongs to the Jews!
He had been committing treason since day one and one cared.
And never followed through.
Irina Gelfand I absolutely agree with you
Now I know why God made sure Trump was elected.
He is a neo Cyrus in modern era
Good. Let the bastards hate us for free!
Give that money to Israel and watch God bless USA He says He will
Thank G-D!!!
BRAVO
Talk about squandered US Taxpayers money. … it really makes one wonder how many times can Obama throw Israel / Jews under the bus before there are any real consequences …. that’s why politicians disregard Jewish constituency ….
YES!!!
Yay
What more proof do you need about Obama? He abstained from the UN vote on Israel and now he’s trying to send our money (221 million) to Palestinian terrorists? Thank god they put a hold on it. I hope if there are any Jewish democrats they now side with trump.
Gretchen Gissibl Krane good thing this is held back
He didn’t give that to Israel, Congress did.
AMEN!
Thank God he put a stop to it.
YIPPEE KI YAY
Lol
Take the money for the wall
Why the HELL does the American people have the responsibility of sending money to the Palestinian authority to fund terrorist organization! Ovomit is a traitor to the American people, and should by arrested, and put on trail then send him to his beloved Palestinian without his pension, Amen.
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