Incentivizing Terrorism: Palestinian Authority Allocations to Terrorists families

Guno צְבִי

We fight, We win
The Palestinian Authority’s legislation and allocations of monthly salaries and benefits rewarding imprisoned and released terrorists, and the families of “Martyrs,” amount to $300 million annually. This financial reward clearly demonstrates the PA’s institutional commitment to sponsoring terror against Israel.


The PA maintains longstanding legislation and payments to subsidize terrorists and their families. This amounts to an officially sanctioned PA government incentive system to kill Israelis. When I learned of this in November 2015, I was quite shocked. I proceeded to raise the issue with organized American Jewish community leaders and Israeli policymakers, and was told “everybody knows.” Disconcerted by my own lack of knowledge, I canvassed numerous American political leaders who, without exception, were unaware of the PA legislation/budget. The few leaders who were aware that the PA directly pays terrorists thought that the funding was only $5-6 million; they were shocked to learn that according to the official PA budget online, it was $300 million for 2016.


https://jcpa.org/paying-salaries-terrorists-contradicts-palestinian-vows-peaceful-intentions/
 
Palestinian ‘Pay for Slay’ Keeps Growing

The PA also recognized 3,550 new prisoners held by Israel since Oct. 7. Most were arrested in West Bank counterterrorism raids, though 661 are Hamas terrorists from Gaza. They, too, will receive PA salaries, which rise over time such that the most gruesome crimes yield the biggest payments. This practice has helped earn the program its “pay for slay” moniker.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/palest...-israel-gaza-antony-blinken-ramallah-2dce9a22
 
https://www.middleeasteye/

“Karim’s detention comes as Israeli forces have been conducting an unprecedented arrest campaign across the occupied West Bank since 7 October.
More than 3,300 have been arrested in 50 days, including dozens of children. Israel was holding 4,700 Palestinian prisoners before the war erupted.”
 
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