A bipartisan group of senators warned the Palestinians on Thursday, November 29 that millions in U.S. financial aid and its Washington office are in jeopardy if they use upgraded U.N. status against Israel, the Associated Press reported. Hours before the expected U.N. vote to admit Palestine as a nonmember state, four senators – Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) – called the move provocative and introduced legislation threatening to cutoff U.S. assistance. The measure, which the lawmakers plan to offer as an amendment to a defense bill, would cut off assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they file charges against Israel in the International Criminal Court. Unwillingness to conduct meaningful negotiations with Israel would result in the immediate closing of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s office in Washington.