Rand Paul amplifies pro-Israel message

In Washington, Paul, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, is now renewing the push for a bill that would effectively cut off aid to the Palestinian government.

Paul introduced the Stand with Israel Act in late April, calling for a halt to U.S. aid to the Palestinian government unless they meet certain conditions like recognizing Israel’s right to exist and renouncing terrorism — steps unlikely to happen if a unity deal between Hamas (which controls the Gaza Strip) and Fatah (which controls the West Bank) holds.

Though the teenagers’ deaths are under investigation — and both sides are clashing over the death of an Arab teenager, allegedly at the hands of Israeli extremists — Paul argues that U.S. aid could soon be going to those who perpetrated the abductions.

“Most Americans would be appalled if they knew that American tax dollars could soon be going to Hamas,” he told Fox News, saying he plans to press the matter again in the Senate next week.