The controversy over Palestinian Authority payments to convicted terrorists and their families is expected to be a top priority when President Trump meets with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Wednesday, Fox News is told. The Palestinian Authority spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year paying jihadists and their survivors who were involved in acts of terrorism. Ross urged Trump to support the Taylor Force Act and to tell Abbas directly that the payments need to end. The U.S. government gives the Palestinian Authority more than $300 million a year. Palestinian Authority Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said the government is “against killing innocent civilians from any side."

Source: Fox News May 02, 2017 19:18 UTC