Congressional Democrats Block 'Stand With Israel Act'

(Truth Revolt) On July 9^th Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) issued a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), and Ranking Member Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), requesting committee action on the Stand with Israel Act.

Sen. Paul had taken to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent to pass the Stand with Israel Act on July 7th. Sen. Corker objected, forcing the bill to go through the Foreign Relations Committee.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) charged that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is also blocking the bill.

“The purpose of this bill is to cut off the flow of U.S. taxpayer dollars to the Palestinian Authority if it is allied with Hamas—the same Hamas that murdered two Israeli teenagers and one dual U.S.- Israeli teenager,” according to a press release from Sen. Rand.

The bill would require any Palestinian authority to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and their right to exist, otherwise the US would not give the Palestinians any financial aid.