The Washington Times

Senators threaten to cut Palestinian aid

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, and Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, threatened to withhold U.S. financial aid if the Palestinians seek to use an enhanced U.N. status against Israel.

A Hassidic Jew holds a Palestinian flag and a sign during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state on Thursday but success could exact a high price: delaying an independent state of Palestine because of Israel's vehement opposition. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

A Hassidic Jew holds a Palestinian flag and a sign during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state on Thursday but success could exact a high price: delaying an independent state of Palestine because of Israel's vehement opposition. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

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