Rep. Darrell Issa was smeared as a supporter of Hizballah by Debbie Schlussel, well low and behold, she lied. Issa along with 2 other Lebanese-American Republicans are joined by Rep. Howard Berman, a Jewish Democrat, to submit a bill cutting off funding for Lebanon. The current government is controlled by Hizballah, an Islamist organization.
LOS ANGELES – A Jewish congressman has joined with three Lebanese-American colleagues to sponsor a bill to cut off American aid to Lebanon, as long as Hezbollah remains part of the ruling coalition government.
The unusual alliance, cutting across ethnic and political lines, was initiated by Democratic Rep. Howard Berman of Los Angeles and includes Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Charles Boustany (R-La.) and Nick Rahall (D-W. Va.).
Designated as the Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act, or HATA, the bill seeks legislation “to make certain that no US taxpayer funds benefit the terrorist organization Hezbollah or any party that allies itself with Hezbollah,” Berman said in a phone interview Friday from his Washington office.
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Issa commented that “Hezbollah is a terrorist group and a cancer on Lebanon. This bill surgically targets this cancer.”
It’s good to see Lebanese Maronites and Jews working together. Hizballah is an Arabic threat to Lebanon’s Phoenician heritage and to the state of Israel. Just as Phoenicians and Israelites were friends in ancient times, so should their descendants today Maronites and Jews. Both are indigenous to that area, not the Arabs. I hope this resolution passes.
Tags: Charles Boustany, Darrell Issa, Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act, Howard Berman, Nick Rahall
