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(22:10) New York moves to ban Palestinian Authority
By Melissa Radler
Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat was declared persona non grata in New York today by state, local, and federal officials.
They called for designating the PA a terrorist organization and ending its presence in New York.
Gathered on the steps of City Hall, not far from where the World Trade Center once stood, officials from New York's city council and state assembly and the US House of Representatives announced plans to introduce resolutions that, if passed, will call for the close of the PA's office to the United Nations and declare both the PA and the PLO terrorist entities.
Meanwhile, in Washington, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) today introduced the "Peace With Security Act" that calls for an end to US aide to the PA.
"The US is committed to routing out terrorism wherever it exists. That commitment should be reflected by a refusal to send any more American taxpayer dollars to Mr. Arafat and his terrorist groups," said Cantor, chairman of the House Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. |
