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By Sander Gerber, Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs. Jan. 18th
2017
For the full article go to: http://tinyurl.com/hszcy65
When Israel revealed in 2016 that it had arrested the Palestinian
director of the “World Vision” aid organization in Gaza and later a prominent
official of the UN Development Program (UNDP) in Gaza for diverting
international assistance for humanitarian and civilian purposes to support
Hamas terror activities, much of the world was upset. Yet at the same time, the
Palestinian Authority (PA) officially, publicly, and proudly supports terror
using international funding.
The PA pays directly and, as of 2014, partly
through the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), about 1.1 billion shekels
(around $300 million) every year as salaries to Palestinian terrorists in
Israeli jails, continuing after they are released, and to the families of dead
terrorists and other Palestinians who died fighting against Zionism.
These “incentives to terror” salaries appear clearly in the PA
budget. They amount to seven percent of the Palestinian budget and more than 20
percent of the annual foreign aid to the PA. (See appendices for PA legislation and budget, and
prisoner and martyrs payment schedules.)
It may seem strange, but the international and Israeli reactions to
these payments have been minimal until recently, and the aid and the payments
keep flowing without significant interruption.
The purpose of this study is to examine the ideological and political
background for the payment of these salaries that constitutes blatant support
for terrorism in contradiction to the Palestinian commitments in the Oslo
agreements. It discusses the attitude of Israel and the international donor
community towards the payments and the legal aspects of this phenomenon.
Finally, the study presents recommended actions for dealing with it.
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