The US House of Representatives last night overwhelmingly approved a bill that, if approved next by the Senate, would bar all members of Palestinian terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from entering the United States, as well as anyone who had a part in the October 7 onslaught and, notably, all members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
The bill, known officially as the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, passes with a remarkable 422 lawmakers supporting it, one abstention — Illinois Democrat Delia Ramirez — and only two voting against it — Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib and Missouri Democrat Cori Bush.
Senior Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh, the PLO Executive Committee secretary general and a top presidential aide, slams the vote.
It is a “dangerous decision” and a “violation of the UN’s position that has recognized the organization as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people,” he writes on his X account.
Al-Sheikh further demands a clarification from the US administration.
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