I believe that the money that we give the Palestinian Authority directly is to pay bills, which means that that money that we give them is really a passthrough to Israel to pay their bills for their electricity so that Israel keeps their lights on.
Ackerman discusses U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority and its indirect benefit to Israel.
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Today the Middle East is a very different region than the one I first encountered as a new Member of Congress in 1983.
I still find it intriguing that people who are such really brilliant thinkers will sometimes reach conclusions that one might legitimately disagree with.
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