Senate Republicans Oppose Palestinian Push to Sanction Israeli Officials
Thirty Republican senators issued a statement Sept. 17 criticizing a proposed Palestinian resolution at the U.N. General Assembly that reportedly calls for, among other things, countries to enforce sanctions on Israeli officials and cease the transfer of arms that Israel could use in the "Palestinian territories." Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., led the statement, which calls the resolution “an absolute disgrace that rewards terrorism.”