A last-ditch effort to pass the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act failed. Democrats in Congress and Jewish community leaders told JTA that pro-Israel lobbyists launched a lobbying effort early last week to pass the act, which would prohibit direct funding to the Palestinian Authority until it renounces terrorism.
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