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Congress Looks To Take Down 'Pay For Slay' Program

A bipartisan group in Congress is looking to roll back funding for the Palestinian Authority for paying terrorists' families.
Posted at 7:58 PM, Dec 27, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-27 19:58:21-05

Many Palestinians treat Israeli and American deaths as a celebration, with sweets handed out in the streets and financial rewards given to terrorists' families. A bipartisan group of congressional members are working to cut funding for the Palestinian Authority unless they work to stop payments for "acts of terrorism against United States and Israeli citizens."

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