Vice President Kamala Harris raised a few eyebrows when she claimed on Saturday that in order to bring about a peaceful end to the war between Israel and Hamas — a war that began when Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli civilians, killing more than 1,200 — the United States should help to “revitalize the Palestinian Authority.”
Harris made the comments during a recent trip to Dubai – where she met in person with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan and spoke to Qatar’s emir on the phone — and claimed that the Palestinian Authority “must be strengthened to eventually assume security responsibilities in Gaza.”
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KAMALA HARRIS: "We have to revitalize the Palestinian Authority" pic.twitter.com/9s1ZPCcqQv
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“The Palestinian Authority must be revitalized, driven by the will of the Palestinian people,” Harris said, saying that would “allow them to benefit from the rule of law and a transparent responsive government.”
Critics were quick to point out that the Palestinian Authority was not the solution Harris seems to think it was, noting that the PA supported terrorists who attacked Israel as well.
“The Palestinian Authority literally pays stipends, millions of dollars, to suicide bombers who killed Jews and their families. The PA literally funds terrorists. Biden administration knows this. They admitted as such to Congress,” Marina Medvin said.
The Palestinian Authority literally pays stipends, millions of dollars, to suicide bombers who killed Jews and their families. The PA literally funds terrorists.
Biden administration knows this. They admitted as such to Congress.https://t.co/FM3LLKkZNx
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) December 3, 2023
“I will not vote to send a single penny of American taxpayer’s money to rebuild Gaza,” Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) replied.
I will not vote to send a single penny of American taxpayer’s money to rebuild Gaza. https://t.co/eFzDIRrXXc
— Cory Mills (@CoryMillsFL) December 3, 2023
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman wondered what the “revitalization” of the PA that Harris was calling for might look like.
“How exactly would you ‘revitalize’ the PA?” he asked. “Would you — have them stop endorsing Hamas and its barbarity? — have them stop blaming Jews for the Holocaust? — have them rescind their laws criminalizing homosexuality? — have them rescind their laws making the sale of a Palestinian house to a Jew punishable by death? — have them end their massive financial corruption which funnels billions to their dishonest leaders? — have them stop denying basic human rights like freedom of speech and religion? — have them adopt a fair and impartial judiciary? — have them stop their pension system which incentivizes and rewards Palestinian terrorists and their families who attack and murder Jews? — have them end their blood libels falsely accusing Jews of attacking Al Aqsa every time they want attention and need to cause a riot? — have them accept Israel as a Jewish State?”
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“Under your administration, the US has sent the PA lots of money, but that hasn’t made a dent in any of these. I’d love to hear the plan Madame Vice President. But I know that you don’t have one and, indeed, there is none,” he concluded.
How exactly would you “revitalize” the PA? Would you
— have them stop endorsing Hamas and its barbarity?
— have them stop blaming Jews for the Holocaust?
— have them rescind their laws criminalizing homosexuality?
— have them rescind their laws making the sale of a Palestinian… https://t.co/tlX6ybp4nM— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) December 3, 2023
