Israel takes away more terrorist money from the PA

In the weekly cabinet meeting, Palestinian Authority prime minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said something interesting.

He said that Israel increased the amount that it reduces the PA's tax revenue payments from 41 million shekels to 52 million shekels per month.

Israeli law says that it must reduce the amount paid by the same amount that the PA pays terrorists. Up until now, Israel's deduction was based on the salaries that the PA paid to terrorists in prison; Israel has now included the stipends the PA pays families of "martyrs" and those wounded during attacks.

According to Times of Israel, the PLO recently admitted that it pays about 50 million shekels a month in terrorist salaries, so this is more in line with the true total that the Palestinian leadership pays terrorists.

Shtayyeh said that the Palestinian Authority will seek additional funds from Arab countries to make up the shortfall in its budget.

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