Monday, July 01, 2019
Elder of Ziyon
The top budget priority for the Palestinian Authority remains payments to terrorists and families of terrorists, above all other matters.
Palestinian Authority prime minister Mohammed Ashtayyeh announced this morning that all employees of his government will continue to receive only 60% of their salaries this month as the PA continues to refuse to accept Israel's attempts to hand over the tax revenues it is owed unless Israel pays the full amount, including the payments for terrorists and their families.
The only exception is payments to prisoners and their families, essentially all of whom have been convicted of terror related activities. Ashtayyeh emphasized that those terrorist payments will continue at 100% .
Israeli law does not allow Israel to hand over the 6% or so of tax revenue that is earmarked for payments to terrorists and their families. Ever since Israel reduced that amount of payments, the PA refused to accept any payments at all.
For people whose brothers or sons murdered a Jewish child, their salary is the highest priority and the most secure source of income possible under the Palestinian Authority.
Also, the PA continues to pay salaries of "employees" in Gaza who have not gone to work since Hamas took over the area a decade ago.
