HR 2211: Anti-PLO Terrorism Act of 1987

Congress: 100 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel

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Sponsor: Kemp, Jack (R-NY)

Summary

Anti-PLO Terrorism Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties for aiding or abetting the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Editorial Explainer

Amends federal criminal law to make it illegal to provide money, materials, or assistance to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Violators face criminal penalties including fines and imprisonment. The law treats support for the PLO as a federal crime similar to other terrorism-related offenses.

Why it matters

This bill directly criminalizes material support for Palestinian political and militant leadership as an organization. The classification reflects the bill's explicit targeting of the PLO by name and its alignment with US policy that treats the organization as a terrorist entity, a designation that has shaped decades of restrictions on Palestinian organizational activity and funding.