Palestinian Authority pays February terror salaries as usual Mahmoud Abbas has said Ramallah would not deduct a single penny from the fund, despite a Feb. 10 statement interpreted by some as ending the practice. March 7, 2025
Pay-for-slay to continue, ‘even if we have [only] one penny left,’ Abbas vows The Fatah Revolutionary Council vowed to “double its efforts” to support terrorist prisoners. Akiva Van Koningsveld Feb. 27, 2025
The PA’s ‘pay-to-slay’ reform is a sham Mahmoud Abbas has made it clear that payments to terrorists and their families will continue, despite public statements to the international community promising reforms in how these payments are made Yossi Kuperwasser Feb. 25, 2025
Abbas ousts PA minister for criticizing Martyrs’ Fund shakeup Prisoner payments are extremely popular among the Arab public in P.A.-controlled areas with 91% supporting them. JNS Staff Feb. 21, 2025
Smotrich seizes $90m in Palestinian Authority funds for terror victims "This is a necessary step in our national struggle against terror and against the P.A. that encourages it," the Israeli finance minister said. Feb. 18, 2025
Terrorism still pays, the PA is simply rebranding it Headlines broke this week over Mahmoud Abbas's decree revoking the Martyrs Fund payments. Those who suspected it was too good to be true, were likely right. Zina Rakhamilova Feb. 14, 2025
PA has no intention of relinquishing its ‘pay for slay’ incentive, experts say The Palestinian Authority is playing a shell game, where it shifts around resources to make it look that it’s not behind the terror payment program, according to observers. David Isaac Feb. 11, 2025
PA signals offer to drop ‘pay for slay’ … if US repeals Taylor Force Act Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority, suggested that payments to prisoners could be based on their socioeconomic status and not on acts committed, according to a report. JNS Staff Feb. 10, 2025
US welcomes year-long extension of Israel-PA banking relations Washington reportedly pledged to continue its opposition to the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state in exchange for extending the deal. Dec. 2, 2024
