Congress: 112 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Israel, Steve (D-NY)
Prohibits foreign military financing program assistance to any country that votes in the U.N. General Assembly in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state in the absence of a negotiated border agreement between the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition on a case-by-case basis upon a certification to Congress that a waiver is in the U.S. national interest.
This bars the U.S. from giving military aid to any country that votes in the UN General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state without a prior negotiated border deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The president can waive the ban on a country-by-country basis if he certifies it serves U.S. national interests.
This attempts to use military aid as leverage to influence UN voting on Palestinian statehood, effectively punishing countries for taking a pro-Palestinian position at the UN. It ties American defense partnerships to alignment with a specific U.S. position on Israel-Palestine negotiations.