Election Fever Brings a Slew of Anti-Palestinian Bills to Knesset
The Knesset granted overwhelming initial approval on Monday, March 5, to proposed legislation allowing Israel to deduct money from various taxes it collects for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to punish it for “supporting terrorism.” Fifty-two lawmakers voted for the bill, which openly violates a 1994 interim agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Only 10 refused to…