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[00:00:05] Boy, takes a village to dress me. [00:00:07] Exactly. Uh, thank you all very much. We [00:00:10] have some other speakers who are in [00:00:12] route getting through security. Uh, so [00:00:16] we're gathered here today to make a [00:00:17] commitment to the Forest family that [00:00:19] their son will not have died in [00:00:21] vain. Last year, we introduced [00:00:23] legislation called the Taylor Force Act [00:00:26] that would cut off all American funding [00:00:28] to the Palestinian Authority until they [00:00:29] changed our laws which reward [00:00:31] Palestinian young people to kill [00:00:33] Israelis. In this case, an American [00:00:35] citizen. Senator Blunt was there from [00:00:38] the very beginning. Last year, we [00:00:40] introduced the bill. This year, we're [00:00:42] going to pass it. President Trump will [00:00:44] sign it. And uh we're going to honor the [00:00:46] memory of your son. We have Senator [00:00:49] Blunt here today from Missouri. Senator [00:00:51] Cotton uh who is um with us. He served [00:00:55] in the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. In [00:00:59] many ways, he's walked in Taylor Forc's [00:01:01] shoes and we're honored to have him. We [00:01:03] have two members of the House, Mr. Doug [00:01:05] Lamour of Colorado and Lee Zeldon of New [00:01:07] York. They assure me uh that if we had a [00:01:10] vote in the House, this would pass. Yes. [00:01:12] And to both of you, uh we appreciate [00:01:15] what you're doing very, very much. and [00:01:18] uh the the Force family, Mr. Stewart [00:01:20] Force, the father of Taylor, will speak. [00:01:22] Uh his wonderful mother, Robbie, is with [00:01:24] us here today. And I'll get this started [00:01:27] and give everyone a chance to have a few [00:01:30] words, but just very [00:01:32] briefly, most Americans have no idea [00:01:34] that this is a problem. The Palestinian [00:01:37] Authority receives uh economic [00:01:40] assistance funds, well over $300 million [00:01:43] from the United States taxpayer. I have [00:01:46] no animosity in my heart against the [00:01:48] Palestinian people. I'm here today to [00:01:50] stand up along with my colleagues to a [00:01:53] practice that I find uh inconsistent [00:01:55] with American values, inconsistent with [00:01:58] uh peace, and inconsistent with decency. [00:02:02] The problem we have is that the [00:02:04] Palestinian Authority has a set of laws [00:02:06] that are on the book that you can read [00:02:08] for yourself that does the following. If [00:02:11] a young Palestinian is convicted in [00:02:14] court in Israel of being a terrorist, [00:02:16] the longer they're in jail, the more [00:02:18] their family receives from the [00:02:19] Palestinian Authority. If you serve 25 [00:02:22] years in jail for committing act of [00:02:24] terrorist terrorism in Israel, uh you [00:02:27] will get the pay equivalent to a major [00:02:28] general in the Palestinian security [00:02:30] forces. If you die as a terrorist, as a [00:02:33] martyr, your family will get an annual [00:02:35] stipen greater than the average [00:02:37] Palestinian earns. In this case, the [00:02:41] terrorist who killed uh Taylor Force was [00:02:44] killed. His body was sent back to [00:02:47] Ramala. And we have a video that we [00:02:49] don't can't play for you today uh that [00:02:51] shows what kind of welcome that body [00:02:54] received. Inconsistent with peace, [00:02:56] inconsistent with American values. Uh he [00:02:59] was held as a hero, basically given a [00:03:02] state funeral and his family was given [00:03:05] money by the state. Not only are [00:03:08] Israelis victims of this barbaric [00:03:10] practice, American citizens like Taylor [00:03:12] Force are victims of this practice. I [00:03:15] would argue that young Palestinians are [00:03:17] victims of this. Can you imagine growing [00:03:19] up in a country where your government [00:03:21] will pay you for killing someone else [00:03:24] through a terrorist act. And if you want [00:03:26] to help your family, you can earn more [00:03:28] dying than you can living. So, we're [00:03:31] going to change this. We're going to get [00:03:34] the Palestinian Authorities attention by [00:03:35] withholding our money. We're try to [00:03:37] create an environment in Palestine where [00:03:39] young Palestinians can grow up uh with [00:03:42] dignity, live side by side with our [00:03:44] friends in Israel. But that day will [00:03:46] never come until this law is changed. [00:03:48] I'll make a prediction. If it gets to [00:03:50] the floor of the Senate, it will be [00:03:51] overwhelmingly passed. It will be uh [00:03:54] passed in the House by overwhelming [00:03:55] numbers and signed by the President of [00:03:57] the United States. So, our task here [00:03:59] today is to make that happen. We're a [00:04:02] divided Congress. We're a divided [00:04:04] nation. I've talked to Democrats about [00:04:06] signing on. It's only a matter of time. [00:04:08] If this legislation comes to the floor, [00:04:10] America would be united. Republicans and [00:04:13] Democrats alike, telling the [00:04:14] Palestinians, "We want to be your [00:04:16] partner. We want to help you, but we're [00:04:18] not going to tolerate this barbaric [00:04:19] behavior on your part." With that, [00:04:21] Senator Blunt. [00:04:25] Well, thank you, Senator Graham, and [00:04:26] thank you for taking the lead on this. [00:04:28] Again, we were joined last year, uh, [00:04:30] Senator Graham, and I with Senator Coats [00:04:33] uh, who today will have his hearing to [00:04:34] be the director of uh, national [00:04:37] intelligence. So, uh, people at the [00:04:40] highest level of our intelligence [00:04:43] community will understand what we're [00:04:45] trying to do here and why we're trying [00:04:47] to do it. Um, you know, the [00:04:51] um, the empty place in the lives of the [00:04:55] force family can't be filled. uh you [00:04:58] know the tragedy of what happened uh has [00:05:01] happened uh but we can't continue to let [00:05:04] this sort of thing happen. We can't [00:05:06] continue to financially support a [00:05:09] government who looks to the so-called [00:05:12] martyr's schedule and actually has a [00:05:16] schedule of what you do and how you do [00:05:18] it and the level of success that is then [00:05:21] commensurate uh with the level of [00:05:23] payment to you and or your family. Uh [00:05:28] it's an outrageous concept to be in law [00:05:31] anywhere. It's an even more outrageous [00:05:33] thing to be in law of a uh authority [00:05:37] that we give money to. So what the [00:05:39] Taylor Force Act will do is give the [00:05:42] Palestinian authority a clear choice. [00:05:46] You can either stop doing what you're [00:05:49] doing or you won't have our money at [00:05:53] least to do it with. uh it is a fairly [00:05:57] black and white moment, a fairly u basic [00:06:00] moment in human dignity frankly for them [00:06:03] and for us as well. You know, now that [00:06:05] with the leadership of the Force family [00:06:08] and Sander Gerber and others, uh it's [00:06:11] become clear to the Congress uh that [00:06:13] this is not a welfare uh this is not a [00:06:17] welfare system. It's a so-called martyr [00:06:20] system. uh and we shouldn't allow u [00:06:24] killers and ruthless attackers to become [00:06:28] to be recognized uh by martyrs in a [00:06:31] system as martyrs in a system that we're [00:06:34] part of. And so I I certainly agree with [00:06:37] uh Senator Graham's evaluation of what [00:06:39] happens if this bill gets to the floor [00:06:42] of the House and Senate uh and the [00:06:44] president's desk. And so we should be [00:06:46] absolutely sure that that happened. [00:06:47] We're glad to be here with our House [00:06:49] colleagues. Glad to be here with Senator [00:06:51] Cotton. Uh and Senator Cotton, ready for [00:06:53] you to make a few comments. Thank you. I [00:06:56] want to thank uh Senator Graham for once [00:06:58] again leading the effort on this uh [00:07:00] legislation. Uh Taylor Force was an [00:07:03] outstanding young American with [00:07:04] distinguished record of service uh at [00:07:06] the military academy and then overseas. [00:07:09] He was what every parent could hope [00:07:11] their son could be. [00:07:18] We're to make sure that the record that [00:07:20] he put together is remembered by [00:07:22] Americans and is a positive force for [00:07:24] change in the world. That taxpayer [00:07:26] dollars are no longer going to subsidize [00:07:29] the murder of American citizens or [00:07:31] Israeli [00:07:32] citizens. And that Palestinian people [00:07:34] are no longer subsidized with American [00:07:38] money in a [00:07:39] leadership that encourages this kind of [00:07:43] brutal murder. [00:07:45] with graduated payments for the more and [00:07:48] worse mayhem that these terrorists [00:07:50] wreck. So, the Force family has my [00:07:53] commitment, has all of our commitments [00:07:55] that we're going to do everything in our [00:07:57] power to make this bill into a law to [00:08:01] commemorate Taylor's memory and to [00:08:03] ensure that his [00:08:06] sacrifice is not forgotten and that it [00:08:10] has a lasting positive legacy in the [00:08:13] world. [00:08:14] Thank you, Tom. And we'll get to our [00:08:15] house members, but we have a group from [00:08:16] Israel. It's called the One Family. Uh [00:08:19] this group uh basically is an [00:08:21] organization built around the victims of [00:08:23] terrorism. Uh they're more than we can [00:08:26] count Israeli children who have lost [00:08:29] their parents to terrorist attacks. And [00:08:32] this organization is designed to help [00:08:34] those kids. So, it's just not tailor [00:08:36] force. Uh people in Israel live with [00:08:38] this every day. And uh if we could we [00:08:42] have a representative from the one [00:08:43] family. Would you like to come up and [00:08:46] address us? [00:08:48] Yes. Uh unfortunately they couldn't get [00:08:51] through security in time for me to get [00:08:53] to meet them, but we have a uh [00:08:54] statement. If you'd introduce yourself, [00:08:56] we're honored to have you. Okay. My [00:08:59] English is not so good, so I uh prepare. [00:09:01] Nor is mine, so you Okay. [00:09:06] Thank you for roasting. First of all, [00:09:09] hello. My name is Desharin Gavish. I'm a [00:09:12] third generation Israeli and one of [00:09:14] seven [00:09:15] children. When I was 20 years on the [00:09:18] holiday of Passover, all of our family [00:09:21] were home singing and celebrating the [00:09:24] holiday. My mom and dad decided to sit [00:09:27] outside. They opened the front door and [00:09:30] in those few seconds our leaves our [00:09:33] lives changed for [00:09:35] forever. The Palestinian terrorist guns [00:09:38] them down. They were hit by 60 [00:09:42] bullets. The Palestinian terrorists step [00:09:45] over their blood soaked bodies into our [00:09:48] house. He saw my grandfather unloaded 10 [00:09:52] bullets through him. He died instantly. [00:09:59] All of the kids ran up the stairs and [00:10:01] and hid. Next, he saw my big brother. [00:10:04] Shot him, but only wanted him. That [00:10:08] didn't satisfy [00:10:10] him. He hadn't scored enough points yet [00:10:14] in this human killing [00:10:19] game. He chased him, shot him in the [00:10:22] head, and killed him. [00:10:25] I saw my brother head lying in a pool of [00:10:29] blood in what felt like [00:10:32] hours. The army b him and gunfight news [00:10:36] ensued and the terrorist was [00:10:41] naturalized. We were left alone in the [00:10:44] world. No grandfather grandfather [00:10:46] grandpa parents no parents and our big [00:10:49] brother was was also gone. [00:10:52] lost ship without a [00:10:54] shifford. I flew here today to beg you [00:10:57] to use all your power to take action for [00:11:01] our sake and for the sake of the world [00:11:04] to put in the hand the harab to harab [00:11:08] terrorism and killing as a profession [00:11:11] that you get paid nicely for. Thank you. [00:11:20] My name is Cherald [00:11:22] Dixon. My story is almost the same as a [00:11:26] speaker before me. But my family members [00:11:29] were killed by three terrorist who [00:11:33] unloaded their wallets on us while we [00:11:36] were driving on the highway. We had 10 [00:11:40] kids. We had 10 kids in our family. Six [00:11:43] of them went were in the van with mom [00:11:46] and dad. My mom and dad and my and my 10 [00:11:51] n years old brother were [00:11:55] murdered and two of the six kids were [00:11:58] badly wounded. I was 5 years old. I also [00:12:03] came here to beg you for an added [00:12:06] reason. One of the three terrorist was a [00:12:09] policeman in a Palestine authority. I [00:12:13] suppose the salary was higher and and [00:12:16] job security much more secure being [00:12:18] deterist. I'm sued. Thank you. [00:12:24] Uh we wouldn't be here without Mr. [00:12:26] Gerbert. Sander has been the force [00:12:28] behind this. Uh his daughters are here. [00:12:30] You should be proud of your father. He [00:12:32] has pushed this with a zeal I haven't [00:12:34] seen and for all the right reasons. And [00:12:37] uh to make this even more real to us, [00:12:39] thank to the gentleman for sharing your [00:12:40] story. You'll now hear from uh Mr. Mr. [00:12:43] Force, the father of Taylor Force, [00:12:45] Stuart Force. [00:12:48] Thank [00:12:49] you. I'd like to thank everybody for [00:12:51] being here and uh in support of the [00:12:54] Taylor Force Act, senators and [00:12:56] congressmen, Senator Gerbert. [00:13:00] This week from tomorrow will [00:13:03] mark one year since we lost Taylor. Uh I [00:13:07] won't go over his whole life story, but [00:13:09] basically if [00:13:11] If you'd want your son to do all the [00:13:14] right things, have them look up Taylor [00:13:16] because he did. Not not through anything [00:13:19] we did. He had good friends and he was [00:13:22] driven, but he was a good kid. Now, the [00:13:24] old Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, [00:13:27] West Point, served the country, a couple [00:13:29] tours, was going to grad school. But you [00:13:32] can look all that up, Google or however [00:13:35] you do. But um I'd like to take this [00:13:39] opportunity to thank all the people that [00:13:43] I may have missed over the last year [00:13:44] that have sent [00:13:46] us cards, notes, emails, made memorial [00:13:51] donations, and Taylor's name to terrific [00:13:54] causes, wounded warriors, disabled [00:13:56] American vets, scholarship fund at [00:13:58] Vanderbilt University. Uh there's an [00:14:01] fruit orchard that's being established [00:14:03] in Israel, all in Taylor's name. and we [00:14:06] appreciate [00:14:08] it. And I'd also like to say not one of [00:14:11] the communications [00:14:13] or expressions of sympathy that we [00:14:16] received over the last [00:14:18] year had the label of Democrat, [00:14:21] Republican, liberal, [00:14:22] conservative, independent. They were all [00:14:25] concerned about our welfare and to make [00:14:27] sure that Robbie and I and our daughter [00:14:29] Kristen were doing okay. Thanks to them [00:14:32] and others, we're we're doing okay, but [00:14:35] we're focused. This is not a partisan [00:14:38] issue. This is the right thing to do. [00:14:41] And I urge you, your friends in all the [00:14:44] different states, to all the different [00:14:46] senators and congressmen, [00:14:49] please show your support for the Taylor [00:14:51] Force Act. Tell them it's the right [00:14:53] thing to do and that you want this to [00:14:55] pass. Hopefully, the third time that we [00:14:57] come to Washington will be for the [00:14:59] signing of the Taylor Force Act. [00:15:01] Sooner the better. Thank you, [00:15:05] House. Hello, I'm Doug Lamour from [00:15:07] Colorado. I'm very honored and pleased [00:15:10] to be carrying the companion House bill [00:15:12] and I'll be working hard with Lee [00:15:14] Zeldon, my colleague, you'll hear from [00:15:15] in just a moment. American taxpayers [00:15:18] would be appalled if they knew their [00:15:20] money was going to an organization, as [00:15:22] you've just heard, that celebrates and [00:15:25] incites terrorism, rewards them if they [00:15:28] go to jail through monthly, excuse me, [00:15:31] annual payments, gives their families [00:15:34] money if they are killed in doing the [00:15:36] terrorist act that they're doing. And [00:15:39] I'll just read you a quote. This quote [00:15:41] is what the Palestinian Authority put [00:15:44] out uh on their Facebook page after this [00:15:48] horrible incident happened. Oh, the [00:15:50] pride of all the young Palestinians, may [00:15:52] your blood remain a source of true honor [00:15:54] for the homeland for which you [00:15:56] sacrificed all, even your precious [00:15:58] lives. We promise you that your blood [00:16:00] will continue to be a torch that [00:16:02] illuminates our path after an act of [00:16:05] terrorism. So, we're going to make sure [00:16:07] we're going to do everything we can to [00:16:08] make sure that the PA does not keep [00:16:10] getting this taxpayer money so they can [00:16:13] reward terrorism. Money is fungeable and [00:16:17] they will move it around and do this [00:16:19] with it if we continue to send them our [00:16:22] hard-earned taxpayer dollars. So, we're [00:16:24] going to do everything I can to put this [00:16:26] practice to an end. Thank you. [00:16:29] My name is Lee Zelden. I'm from the [00:16:31] first congressional district of New [00:16:32] York. Honored to be here today with the [00:16:35] distinguished senators and my colleague [00:16:37] Mr. Lamour. Uh most importantly with the [00:16:40] force family. It's important for [00:16:42] Americans to understand exactly what is [00:16:45] going on right now. Innocent Israelis [00:16:48] are being murdered by Palestinian [00:16:50] terrorists. Those Palestinian terrorists [00:16:53] are being treated and called martyrs. [00:16:56] They are given state funerals. Their [00:16:59] families are being financially rewarded. [00:17:02] United States tax dollars are going to [00:17:05] the Palestinian Authority which provides [00:17:08] these cash [00:17:11] payments. And it's not just about [00:17:13] innocent Israelis being murdered by [00:17:15] Palestinian terrorists. Taylor Force is [00:17:17] an American hero. He's a graduate of the [00:17:20] United States Military Academy in West [00:17:22] Point. He deployed to Iraq and [00:17:24] Afghanistan in defense of our freedoms [00:17:26] and liberties. American freedoms and [00:17:29] liberties. Everything that makes our [00:17:30] nation the greatest nation in the world, [00:17:32] why our our flag is more than colored [00:17:35] cloth, our constitution is more than ink [00:17:37] on paper. It's because of Taylor [00:17:40] force and the loss of his life, what [00:17:43] will come from [00:17:46] it. It's important that not only are we [00:17:50] sending that message to the Palestinian [00:17:52] Authority that they are absolutely wrong [00:17:55] in the way they incite violence, the way [00:17:56] they are on the wrong side of history [00:17:58] time and again, year after year, decade [00:18:00] after decade in the history of that [00:18:02] region of the [00:18:03] world. This is not just about leveraging [00:18:06] US tax dollars to get positive change in [00:18:08] that region. It's about letting the [00:18:10] Force family know that we stand with [00:18:13] them. They stand with their son. Their [00:18:15] son looks down upon us today and they [00:18:17] know that the United States Congress and [00:18:20] President Trump will do the right thing [00:18:22] by them. That's right. And make sure the [00:18:24] history is rewritten and then the path [00:18:27] towards freedom for a beacon of freedom [00:18:30] and liberty in a very dark region of the [00:18:32] world. Something very positive will come [00:18:34] and I'm honored to be part of this. [00:18:35] Thank you, Senator. That's right. Take a [00:18:37] few questions. [00:18:39] Thank you, Senator Graham. Um, have you [00:18:42] had any discussions with the Trump [00:18:43] administration about this bill? You get [00:18:44] the sense that the general Yes, I am [00:18:46] confident that that this bill passed. [00:18:48] President Trump would sign into law and [00:18:50] from the prime minister's own mouth, uh, [00:18:53] this legislation was mentioned in the [00:18:55] joint news conference with President [00:18:56] Trump. I can tell you that our friends [00:18:58] in Israel welcome this and that I do [00:19:02] believe it will be a bipartisan result. [00:19:04] Uh, the main thing is to get a vote this [00:19:06] year. If we got a vote, Josh, I think it [00:19:08] would pass overwhelmingly and it would [00:19:10] be signed. Yesterday, the Trump [00:19:12] administration gave the State Department [00:19:13] in international affairs. I'll talk [00:19:16] about that later. I want to stay on Mr. [00:19:19] Force. Yes, sir. Um, IDF [00:19:23] mil said that stability in the region [00:19:26] includes the ability of the Palestinian [00:19:27] Authority to pay it salaries. Reducing [00:19:29] the Palestinians ability to pay [00:19:31] increases security. American aid is [00:19:33] relevant to this issue. You think this [00:19:35] bill goes against the idea of Well, I [00:19:38] don't know the general, but I do know [00:19:39] this that security is never going to be [00:19:42] achieved by paying young people to kill [00:19:43] Taylor Force. If you want a secure [00:19:46] Palestine, how do you expect to get it [00:19:48] by killing this man? What did he do? [00:19:51] He's not Jewish for what for whatever [00:19:53] that matters. So, [00:19:57] this the laws they have are inconsistent [00:20:00] not only with their own security, but [00:20:01] with peace. So, with all due respect to [00:20:04] the general, we're not going to give any [00:20:06] more money to an organization that is [00:20:08] counterproductive not only to peace, but [00:20:11] will pay a young Palestinian to kill an [00:20:13] American who is eating dinner studying [00:20:16] uh in Israel. So, I respectfully [00:20:20] disagree and is our money, not his. [00:20:24] Yeah. Anybody want to say anything? [00:20:28] Yeah. Sarah question. [00:20:32] really truth. First of all, I can't [00:20:34] thank you enough. I just got back from [00:20:36] Israel last night where I met with [00:20:38] several of the American families, family [00:20:41] members who lost loved ones and they [00:20:44] have been waiting this for the last 24 [00:20:47] years [00:20:48] since they have been [00:20:53] watching and how these young people's [00:20:55] brains are [00:21:03] Many of these families have gone [00:21:08] through civil lawsuits and for the [00:21:12] wrongful death where they sued the [00:21:14] Palestinian Authority [00:21:16] um and the first circuit court in [00:21:19] Washington um they actually won the [00:21:22] second district [00:21:25] court authority said we don't have the [00:21:27] jurisdiction to pay out because we are [00:21:30] not the nation state. So I'm wondering [00:21:35] if to be creative rather than have this [00:21:38] money go to the terrorists, we enable [00:21:42] some fund to pay for the victims, [00:21:45] American victims. [00:21:48] Well, this this that's a separate issue. [00:21:51] This act is about assistance about [00:21:54] assistance. I would like the Palestinian [00:21:56] communities to develop. I don't mind [00:21:59] helping them with uh economic assistance [00:22:03] with developing their security forces, [00:22:05] but this the laws they have are [00:22:07] inconsistent with getting the result [00:22:08] that we all desire. So the only way I [00:22:11] know to get their attention and say [00:22:13] America is not going to invest in this [00:22:15] model is to cut off the money. And it's [00:22:18] not about lawsuits, is about using [00:22:20] taxpayer dollars wisely. It is not wise [00:22:23] in my view for the American taxpayer to [00:22:25] fund a system that gets results like [00:22:27] this. Anybody? Yeah. [00:22:30] Should this principle be extended more [00:22:33] broadly beyond [00:22:35] the other [00:22:37] legislation for a host of other [00:22:40] countries? This legislation is about [00:22:42] Taylor Force. We'll talk about State [00:22:44] Department funding. We'll talk about a [00:22:46] world that's turned upside down. But [00:22:48] what we're going to talk about is Taylor [00:22:49] Force. We're going to talk about him, [00:22:52] his family. Uh, as Senator Cotton so [00:22:54] eloquently said, he's everything good [00:22:56] about our country. And so whether or not [00:22:59] we cut off money to other organizations [00:23:01] who do likeminded behavior is a [00:23:04] discussion for another day. One more [00:23:06] question. Yeah. I hear you say earlier [00:23:09] that the [00:23:14] family do we're looking into that but we [00:23:17] have a video of how the body was [00:23:19] received in Mamala. So the argument [00:23:21] goes, well, this is just payments to [00:23:23] family members left behind. That this is [00:23:26] not rewarding terrorism. This is the [00:23:28] government taking care of families who [00:23:30] have lost a loved one in a [00:23:32] struggle. So that's the argument they [00:23:35] make. Well, if I were a prosecutor [00:23:37] prosecuting that that line of logic, the [00:23:40] first thing I would introduce is exhibit [00:23:42] A is the video. The video of how this [00:23:45] body was received in Rumala is [00:23:47] inconsistent with it being welfare [00:23:49] payments. It is a celebration of an act [00:23:53] of terrorism. Is a celebration of Taylor [00:23:56] Force dying at the hands of a young [00:23:59] Palestinian. And I've been told and [00:24:01] we're looking at this too. Not only are [00:24:03] there funerals, their marriage [00:24:04] ceremonies where they the martyr goes to [00:24:07] heaven and gets the reward of a martyr. [00:24:09] So, we'll get back with you the money, [00:24:10] but the statutes are very clear about [00:24:13] what happens when you're in prison. Uh, [00:24:15] if you stay 25 years, you get the salary [00:24:17] of a major general, equivalent to a [00:24:20] major general in the Palestinian [00:24:21] security forces. This is [00:24:23] institutionalized terrorism. This is not [00:24:26] aid to help the Palestinians. This is a [00:24:28] legal structure that rewards young [00:24:30] Palestinians to uh commit act of terror. [00:24:34] And the money that we're giving to the [00:24:36] Palestinians can't be segregated. And [00:24:38] it's not just about the money. It's a [00:24:40] message. I desire peace. I think every [00:24:43] Israeli in their right mind desires [00:24:45] peace. And I imagine most Palestinians [00:24:47] desire peace. You'll never receive peace [00:24:49] when the government that is seeking [00:24:52] peace pays young people to commit acts [00:24:55] of terror. To the extent that the [00:24:57] American taxpayers involved in this [00:24:58] process, we're going to terminate this [00:25:00] relationship. Last question. Hi. In the [00:25:03] past, Israeli officials were not very [00:25:06] enthusiastic about [00:25:09] was not [00:25:11] very Israeli officials against [00:25:16] Okay. Uh very good question and uh [00:25:18] number one the prime minister of Israel [00:25:20] took time to mention this in a joint [00:25:22] news conference with the president. I [00:25:24] have met with him. I think we've all met [00:25:25] with BB on our visits. He understands [00:25:27] the logic of this that would be sending [00:25:29] the right signal at a time that uh where [00:25:32] that signal need to be sent. Apac, one [00:25:34] of the premier lobbying organizations in [00:25:36] the history of the United States. Uh we [00:25:38] all appreciate Apac. I have briefed them [00:25:41] about the bill. Uh they supported in [00:25:43] concept. They want some changes. We're [00:25:46] open for business, but we're [00:25:47] close-minded to doing nothing. So to my [00:25:49] friends at Apac, this is a [00:25:52] chance to get on board a piece of [00:25:56] legislation that is good for America [00:25:59] because we're not going to use your [00:26:00] hard-earned taxpayer dollars, the [00:26:01] American citizen to pay uh legal to [00:26:04] invest in legal system has an absurd out [00:26:06] absurd outcome and it will be a real [00:26:08] good chance to tell the Palestinians if [00:26:10] you don't change your behavior, you're [00:26:12] going to lose something. So, I hope APAT [00:26:13] will will be on board and I am along [00:26:16] with my colleagues willing to listen to [00:26:18] constructive changes, but we're [00:26:20] close-minded when it comes to doing [00:26:22] nothing. The Taylor Force family is [00:26:25] going to be shown what America is all [00:26:28] about here. Anti-semitism is on the [00:26:31] rise. I want people to understand who [00:26:34] America is when it comes to the one and [00:26:36] only Jewish state. So, this is our way [00:26:39] of pushing back against anti-semitism. [00:26:41] This is our way of telling the world at [00:26:43] large, enough is enough when it comes uh [00:26:46] to the Jewish community here at home and [00:26:48] throughout the world. And I would like [00:26:49] to add this. I was uh with a Pakistani [00:26:52] Americans uh in California uh yesterday, [00:26:55] two days ago. The acts of uh violence [00:26:59] against American Muslims needs to be [00:27:01] condemned just as much. This is not [00:27:03] about religion. This is about human [00:27:06] decency. This is not about a religious [00:27:09] difference. This is about a difference [00:27:10] between a society that is sick to its [00:27:14] core, who pays its children to martyr [00:27:17] themselves for no good reason, versus a [00:27:20] society that pursues justice. And if you [00:27:24] want to pursue justice, vote for the [00:27:26] Taylor Force Act. Thank you. Thank you [00:27:29] all. Thank you. Thank you all for [00:27:32] coming. Appreciate it. Thank you, Tom. [00:27:38] You are celebrating.