Israel/Palestine

Mosby

(17,287 posts) Tue Jan 9, 2018, 01:44 PM Jan 2018

Palestinian Authority Paid Terrorists Nearly $350 Million in 2017

The Palestinian Authority paid terrorists and their families over $347 million last year, according to its own records, the Defense Ministry reported to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tuesday.

The average income of a Palestinian is $580 per month, which is what the PA pays terrorists who are sentenced to three to five years in prison.

The PA pays terrorists who are sentenced to 20 years or more in prison – in other words, those who committed more severe crimes, and likely were involved in killing Israelis – five times that each month for the rest of their lives.

Terrorists who are Israeli citizens receive a $145 bonus, which, when added to the amount PA pays for the most severe crimes, comes to over $2,900, more than the average Israeli income of around $2,700 per month. There are also increases in pay for being married and for each child a terrorist has.

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Palestinian-Authority-paid-terrorists-nearly-350-million-in-2017-533227

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Palestinian Authority Paid Terrorists Nearly $350 Million in 2017 (Original Post) Mosby Jan 2018 OP

But Israel is the cause of their poverty. Riiiiight NCDem777 Jan 2018 #1

For one awful moment, before reading anything but the headline, I took "PA" to be Pennsylvania... Glorfindel Jan 2018 #2

I wonder how much sabbat hunter Jan 2018 #3

according to dahlan, his two sons are worth 300 million Mosby Jan 2018 #4

NCDem777

(458 posts)

1. But Israel is the cause of their poverty. Riiiiight

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 01:55 PM

Jan 2018

Glorfindel

(9,903 posts)

2. For one awful moment, before reading anything but the headline, I took "PA" to be Pennsylvania...

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 02:05 PM

Jan 2018

and couldn't imagine any scenario in which that might be true. After reading your post, though, it makes perfect sense. The more one learns about the Arab-Israeli conflict, the more hopeless it seems. What a hideous waste of money, time, and lives.

sabbat hunter

(6,888 posts)

3. I wonder how much

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 07:01 PM

Jan 2018

money Abbas has looted over the years from the PA. We know Arafat looted billions. Between all of that, and the money paid to terrorists, the Palestinians would be far better off if the money was used to actually improve their lives.

Mosby

(17,287 posts)

4. according to dahlan, his two sons are worth 300 million

Reply to sabbat hunter (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 11, 2018, 08:59 AM

Jan 2018

And he claims abbas is holding on to 600 million of the 1.4 billion that was released to him by Salam fayad. Of course dahlan is his political rival but this could be accurate, it's well known that his two sons are extremely wealthy.

http://jcpa.org/article/the-businesses-of-mahmoud-abbas-and-his-sons/

Reply to this discussion