senate Bill S. 633
Cutting Off Funds to Hamas and The Palestinian Authority
Argument in favor
The U.S. should not be providing any aid to a Palestinian government that supports terrorism.
09/02/2015
"Hamas is sending missiles into Israel – a fact – and you know where some of those missiles are coming from. They’re coming from populated areas; that’s a fact. Hamas is using money that came into Gaza for construction purposes." [jpost.com]
09/02/2015
"I have no sympathy for Hamas." Read more at http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/I-have-no-sympathy-for-Hamas-Obama-says-370298
04/26/2015
"We must repair the ruptured bonds between Israel and the United States." Read more at http://www.nationalreview.com/article/414643/standing-our-friends-standing-our-enemies-scott-walker
Argument opposed
Punishing Palestinian civilians by cutting off humanitarian aid is not going to win over the Palestinian government.
03/19/2015
Israel is a far larger sponsor of terror and human rights abuses than any other country. After Netenyahu's statements against the two state solution, it should be plainly obvious that we must stop supporting Israel in their continued unjust occupation of Palestine.
04/09/2015
The best way to influence Palestinian policy is by means of tangible help / financial aid. The U.S. should incentivize moderate politics and sustained engagement with Israel.
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07/29/2015
It is certainly the knee jerk American political stance to support Israel without looking closely at the situation. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE! Israel has made a deliberate effort to remove all non-Jewish humans (Christian & Muslim) from the land their families had the misfortune to occupy--and pay taxes on--for the 1000 years before 1948. Israelis whine about how mean the Palestinians are--unarmed Palestinians throw rocks at tanks. Boo hoo. Gaza is a prison camp. People, who were displaced when Israel seized their land & homes, are trapped without any way to leave whether or not they support Hamas. There is almost no economy, no basic services and no hope for a better life no matter what anyone living in Gaza does. Anyone who says this wouldn't make them hate Israel under those circumstances is delusional. Cutting aid will only exacerbate a situation created by Israel's misguided religious zealotry.
"Hamas is sending missiles into Israel – a fact – and you know where some of those missiles are coming from. They’re coming from populated areas; that’s a fact. Hamas is using money that came into Gaza for construction purposes." [jpost.com]
Israel is a far larger sponsor of terror and human rights abuses than any other country. After Netenyahu's statements against the two state solution, it should be plainly obvious that we must stop supporting Israel in their continued unjust occupation of Palestine.
"I have no sympathy for Hamas." Read more at http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/I-have-no-sympathy-for-Hamas-Obama-says-370298
The best way to influence Palestinian policy is by means of tangible help / financial aid. The U.S. should incentivize moderate politics and sustained engagement with Israel.
"We must repair the ruptured bonds between Israel and the United States." Read more at http://www.nationalreview.com/article/414643/standing-our-friends-standing-our-enemies-scott-walker
"But when Hamas puts its rocket launchers next to hospitals, next to schools, they're using their civilian population to protect their military assets." [huffingtonpost.com]
"Wherever Jews are subjected to the oldest bigotry, we reject that sin...we defend them." twitter.com/jebbush
Our tax dollars should fund projects here at home, not abroad.
Support Israel and oppose their enemies! Even Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama agree that Hamas is an enemy to Israel.
As long as it's humanitarian aid, it should be continued. We don't need to send them any rockets to launch into Israel, however.
It is certainly the knee jerk American political stance to support Israel without looking closely at the situation. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE! Israel has made a deliberate effort to remove all non-Jewish humans (Christian & Muslim) from the land their families had the misfortune to occupy--and pay taxes on--for the 1000 years before 1948. Israelis whine about how mean the Palestinians are--unarmed Palestinians throw rocks at tanks. Boo hoo. Gaza is a prison camp. People, who were displaced when Israel seized their land & homes, are trapped without any way to leave whether or not they support Hamas. There is almost no economy, no basic services and no hope for a better life no matter what anyone living in Gaza does. Anyone who says this wouldn't make them hate Israel under those circumstances is delusional. Cutting aid will only exacerbate a situation created by Israel's misguided religious zealotry.
It is ISRAEL that is the terrorist state that should lose funding. Palestine has suffered enough.
There's zero evidence which would conclude Palestine supports terrorism. Palestine is try to survive and Israel is trying to eradicate them.
There are many good Palestinians and right now they are being oppressed and marginalized by the PA and Hamas. If you are a liberal and are upset about the plight of the Palestinians. Stop scapegoating Israel, a secular democracy, and focus on the root of the issue: radical Islamism and corruption in the Palestinian leadership. They have been offered a country of their own 4 times and rejected it every time. If you are a liberal but support Hamas and want a two state solution with a democracy, you are a hypocrite.
we are providing support to terrorists fighting each other for our own gain. we should cut funding to both of the countries.
The P.A should be forced to pay for the state sponsoring terrorism on innocent civilians.
"As Democratic Governors, we stand with Israel, and support the right of the people of Israel to defend themselves and their country from attack – as well as their right to ensure their own security." [facebook.com]
Hamas is a terrorist organization funded by Iran. Why are we funding them as well? It shouldn't have happened in the first place.