Congress: 107 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: McConnell, Mitch (R-Kentucky)
Middle East Peace Compliance Act of 2001 - Imposes specified sanctions with respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) or the Palestinian Authority if the President determines that such entities have not substantially complied with certain commitments made with Israel. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions in the U.S. national security interest.
This law punishes the Palestinian Authority or PLO by imposing sanctions if the President determines they haven't met commitments they made to Israel. The President can waive these penalties if he deems it in US national security interests.
This legislation conditions US relations with Palestinian authorities on compliance with Israeli agreements, while giving the President a broad escape hatch. It's a enforcement mechanism that explicitly asymmetrical—only Palestinian non-compliance triggers automatic consequences—and early framing for how Congress would tie aid and diplomatic recognition to Palestinian behavior for decades.