Article: Congress ponders legislation halting aid to terrorist groups

Matthew Dorf
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
04-11-1995
Congress ponders legislation halting aid to terrorist groups.

Amid charges that the U.S. government is launching a war on Arab Americans, Congress has begun to consider measures to halt American donations to terrorist groups.

Among the groups being targeted are Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the Muslim fundamentalist organizations that claimed responsibility for Sunday's suicide bombings in the Gaza Strip.

The long legislative road for the Omnibus Anti-Terrorism Act began last week with hearings before the House Judiciary Committee.

In addition to banning charitable contributions to terrorist groups, the bill would beef up federal anti-terrorism ...

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