Congress: 100 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Kemp, Jack (R-NY)
Anti-PLO Terrorism Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties for aiding or abetting the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Makes it a federal crime to knowingly provide money, weapons, training, or other support to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Violators face criminal prosecution and imprisonment. The law applies to anyone in US territory or any US citizen anywhere in the world.
This bill criminalizes material support to the PLO specifically, treating the organization as a terrorist entity under US law. The classification reflects the bill's explicit legal targeting of Palestinian political leadership as distinct from other foreign organizations.