It will never happen, but I'd love to see Israel be placed on the "terrorist" list.....
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:57 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote: > Two dozen American citizens living in Israel filed a lawsuit against > the U.S. government over its funding to the Palestinian Authority and > other groups operating in the West Bank and Gaza. > > The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for Washington, > alleges that the U.S. State Department, including Secretary of State > Hillary Clinton, violated the Anti-Terrorism Act and disregarded the > congressional safeguards and reporting requirements that are attached > to American aid to the Palestinian Authority. > > Thus, according to the lawsuit, federal money has fallen into the > hands of Hamas, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the > Palestinian Liberation Organization and other supporters of terrorism > against civilians who live in Israel. > > Successive U.S. administrations have gone on record as saying that > controls are in place to keep funds from reaching terrorists. > > The lawsuit requests that the federal court review actions of the > State Department and any funds distributed by USAID in its programs to > the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations Relief and Works > Agency, or UNRWA. It also asks for aid to be suspended until there is > compliance with all of Congress’ regulations and reporting > requirements. > > Some of the 24 plaintiffs are victims of terror. They are represented > by attorney Norman Steiner of New York. > > Under the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act, the State Department is > prohibited from providing material support to terrorist groups. > > Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, director of Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, > said that “once handed over, U.S. funding of the PA and UNRWA is > difficult to trace and the State Department has been lax in requiring > the Palestinians to utilize bank accounts and other transfer methods > that ensure transparency.” > > The U.S. government is “breaking the law and must cease all funding of > the PA immediately," she said in a statement to JTA. "U.S. aid to the > Palestinians is killing innocent people.” > > > http://www.jewishjournal.com/nation/article/americans_living_in_israel_sue_u.s._government > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
