Taylor Force

Honoring Lindsey Graham: A voice for moral clarity, champion of Israel in the Senate - opinion

We in Israel, alongside the people of our region, owe Sen. Lindsey Graham immense gratitude for a dedication to our alliance that was rooted in his mission to protect America.

US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference on the subject of the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, in Jerusalem, November 27, 2024.
Times Square billboard bringing awareness to the Palestinian Authority's 'Pay for Slay' policy

23 years later: Surviving and not forgetting - opinion

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and PA President Mahmoud Abbas pose at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit last week. The absence of a firm message does not bode well for either Gaza’s rehabilitation or Saudi normalization, the writer argues.

US victims of Palestinian terror sue PLO over 'pay-for-slay' scheme

 Jenin residents protest against arrests made by PA security forces, July 17.

American money ear-marked for PA security used to pay families of terrorists from Jenin - report


Why Israel’s version of ‘pay-for-slay’ law is weak

Had Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett not stood up to Netanyahu, the bill would not be coming to a final vote in the Knesset on Monday evening.

Israeli security at the scene where a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on Israelis at the Har Adar settlement, outside of Jerusalem, Sept. 26, 2017.

Murdered U.S. vet's father hopes anti-terror funding bill will bring peace

“I am glad to be here for this vote, because it means a lot,” Force said. “Pay-for-slay is just not right. It has to go away in order to make this a peaceful region."

Money seized by the police and Shin Bet from a terrorist's family in east Jerusalem

Father of Taylor Force coming to Israel for vote

Taylor Force’s murder led to the March 2018 passage of the Taylor Force Act in both houses of Congress, which cuts US aid to the PA until it stops paying terrorists and their families.

Taylor Force, 29, was killed by a Palestinian terrorist who went on a stabbing rampage in Jaffa on March 8, 2016

White House warns Palestinians of aid cut without end to ‘martyr’ payments

Trump has called for a broad review of all US foreign aid, including of aid to the Palestinians.

The White House is pictured in Washington D.C.

Is Netanyahu stonewalling ‘pay-to-slay’ bill?

The Prime Minister has pushed and praised the legislation that would require the government to deduct PA payments to terrorists from the taxes it owes the authority. But will he follow through?

People in Ramallah walk past a poster depicting Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails

ANALYSIS: Lies no longer count as diplomacy

Despite all costs thus far, the PA have persistently clung to their “Pay for Slay.”

Taylor Force, 29, was killed by a Palestinian terrorist who went on a stabbing rampage in Jaffa on March 8, 2016

PA lifts ‘disguise’ on ‘martyr’ payments, defying Taylor Force Act

This year, the commission that finances payments to terrorists and their families was returned to the PA budget, shortly after the US passed the Taylor Force Act.

Palestinian terrorists' income per month chart

Curing the Palestinian schizophrenia

In the face of the enactment of the Taylor Force Act the current entrenched Palestinian leadership now has some difficult choices to make.

Taylor Force, 29, was killed by a Palestinian terrorist who went on a stabbing rampage in Jaffa on March 8, 2016

Moral clarity

In the give and take of political negotiations, it is rare that a piece of legislation offers absolute moral clarity.

Taylor Force, 29, was killed by a Palestinian terrorist who went on a stabbing rampage in Jaffa on March 8, 2016

Taylor Force's father says passing of law is good but 'not the end'

Force's son Taylor was killed by a Palestinian assailant in March 2016.

Taylor Force, 29, was killed by a Palestinian terrorist who went on a stabbing rampage in Jaffa on March 8, 2016