West Bank – Palestinian Authority Paid Terrorists Nearly $350 Million In 2017

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    West Bank – The Palestinian Authority paid $347 million in salaries to convicted terrorists in 2017, numbers that “prove” the PA’s support for terrorism, the defense ministry said Tuesday.

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    “There is nothing that better illustrates the support of the Palestinian Authority for terrorism. It is our responsibility to put a stop to it,” said Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.

    Proposed legislation authored jointly by the defense and justice ministries together with the security establishment would enshrine in law an annual requirement for the defense minister to present an annual report to cabinet ministers charged with overseeing national security folios with details of the PA’s previous year’s payouts to terrorists and their families. The payments would then be reduced from the transfer of tax monies that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

    The ministry said the 2017 payouts included: More than NIS 550 million to released prisoners; about NIS 687 million to the families of suicide bombers; NIS 2000 a month to Palestinians serving a three-to-five year sentence in Israeli prison; NIS 10,000 a month for life for Palestinian serving a 20-35 year sentence in Israeli prison receives NIS 10,000 per month for life. On top of those figures, married terrorists receive extra NIS 300 per month, and NIS 50 per child; terrorists from Jerusalem receive additional NIS 300 per month and a terrorist who is an Israeli citizen receives an additional NIS 500 per month

    The numbers represent about 7 percent of the total Palestinian Authority budget. For reference, the average salary for a Palestinian in Judea and Samaria is a little more than NIS 2,000/month.

    Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said the number reflected the Palestinian Authority’s attempt to encourage and perpetuate terrorism.

    “The moment that salary levels are based on the types of crimes committed – murderers sentenced to life imprisonment receive much more [than attackers who fail to kill], they can only be seen as financing terror attacks against Israeli civilians,” Liberman said.


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    6 years ago

    People on VIN don’t get it.

    The PA is one state sponsor of terror. And the palestnains want this or they wouldn’t vote for them. In the Palestinians eyes our blood is cheap. They want us dead and endorse and support violence. These people are merciless beasts.

    It amazes me how people are against giving them the death penality or killing these wild animals even after they are neutralized.

    How silly and PC can you really get?

    So extremely saddening

    6 years ago

    And then we get these leftists who complain that Americans whose lives are not on the line are taking the liberty of saying horrific things about terrorists while they are at risk of terror because we irritated them. That’s a lot of hooey. These savages want our blood as well, and actually commit acts of terror in other countries. These animals have failed to demonstrate any human traits, and their bloodthirsty patterns that are beyond modification are good reasons to exterminate them. I am not referring to genocide, but when they portray to us their savage behaviors, we should eradicate them. They are deadly pests. If they should choose to live like civil humans, we might consider dealing with them. Supporting terror should be acceptable to no one, and there should be no recourse other than extermination. G-d knows, the world has tried everything else.

    6 years ago

    President Trump is RIGHT and vindicated when he says – STOP THE FUNDING TO THE PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK.

    This is hard earned US Taxpayers money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Butterfly
    Butterfly
    6 years ago

    For this they do not need a state. They can go back to the countries that they originally came from/ Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, etc. If it means dividing families let them talk to the UN. They are on the arab side anyways.

    savtat
    savtat
    6 years ago

    They have been collecting money for their murderous missions for the last 50 years. Quite outrageous.

    6 years ago

    Wonderful use of funds donated by the anti Semitic countries including the EU.