AIPAC Backtracks On Suspending Aid For Palestinians, Focusing On Iran Instead
March 3, 2015
When the Palestinian Authority recently secured a spot on the International Criminal Court, it proved to be a watershed moment for AIPAC, sending the group back to its position in favor of suspending PA aid.
During a Monday panel with Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Marc Veasey (D-Texas), AIPAC lobbyist Deborah Saxon explained the committee's general stance on aid.
"You put the onus on the Palestinian Authority itself to work in a direct, bilateral way with Israel to come together and move the peace process forward in a proven way, and that's why we have that position," she said. "We hope the Palestinians will do the right thing and reverse some of the steps they have taken at the United Nations that are so detrimental to the process."