Middle East Peace Act of 2009 (On the President's Desk)

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Naturally, I urge all Senators to reject this legislation, in its entirety.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I urge all Senators to vote against this Bill. 

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I urge all Senators to vote against this Bill. 

reason please.

We seem to be making it much easier for Palestine to receive aid than for Israel.  Second, we should not be making decisions for Israel relating to the blockade; telling them what is acceptable is not good.  Regarding Palestinian tolerance/support of attacks on Israel, it is very easy for them to support and help such measures without us knowing.  Increasing aid to Palestine without increasing it for israel should not be done, either.  We need to be tougher on Palestine, if they're going to receive our aid.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I don't see the conditions are being equal.  Palestine only needs to change its rhetoric to receive funding, which increases by 5% each year.  Israel needs to give up its national security decisions to Atlasia, in order to receive a static amount of funding.  These are not equal requirements.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I have a late idea. Could the Palestinian aid also be conditional on the Palestinian government, whatever it is defined to be (judging by section 5, they'll likely settle on the Fatah as the government), preventing by any means necessary local non-governmental parties and terrorist groupings from attacks on Israeli soil?

That would assuage some of my concerns, although I'd still rather the whole thing just be voted down.