Rep. Connolly Wants To Fund Palestinian Authority, Defends Muslim Brotherhood

Dem Rep Wants to Fund Palestinian Authority, Defends Muslim Brotherhood (Washington Free Beacon)

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D., Va.) said last month that the United States should continue to provide funding to the Palestinian Authority even though members of the party are part of terrorist group Hamas.

Watchdog.org reports:

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D- Va., defended U.S. funding of the Palestinian Authority, despite the fact that the authority includes members of Hamas, a group the U.S. says is a terror organization.

Connolly’s remarks, at a Sept. 28 Arab American Candidates Night forum, emphasized his determination to fight House of Representatives colleagues who might block the funding.