Lawler bill would repeal decades-old provision on U.S. diplomatic facility construction in Israel

Lawler bill would repeal decades-old provision on U.S. diplomatic facility construction in Israel

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced legislation on Friday to repeal a decades-old provision in U.S. law relating to the construction of new diplomatic facilities in Israel and the West Bank. The provision, enacted in 1986 as part of a package designed to improve security for U.S. diplomats and combat terrorism, banned funding from that bill from being used for “site acquisition, development, or construction of any facility in Israel, Jerusalem, o…