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Senate Republicans looking to slash aid to Palestinians

A Senate panel will consider a provision to cut US assistance to the Palestinian Authority by the amount the PA pays to prisoners in Israeli jails and their families.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (L) speaks near U.S. Republican Senator John McCain during a news conference at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem January 3, 2014.   REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool  (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX170Z3

Republicans in the Senate are preparing to push new restrictions on Palestinian aid that have already cleared the House with bipartisan support.

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., are seeking to cut US assistance by the amount paid to prisoners in Israeli custody and their families, according to an amendment to the Senate spending bill for State and Foreign Operations obtained by Al-Monitor.

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