Pay for slay

Palestinian election candidate warns West Bank could ‘explode’ unless Israel releases tax funds

Palestinian election candidate Dr. Ahmad Shadid warned that withheld PA tax revenues and rising unemployment could trigger an “explosion in the West Bank” with regional consequences.

Dr. Ahmad Shadid, head of the Al-Finiq (The Phoenix) list running in the Palestinian Legislative Council elections said Israel should release Palestinian tax revenue.
Jewelry, cash, and car keys seized from Hamas terrorists and their families in an Israeli operation on August 26, 2026.

Israel raids homes of terrorists’ families, seizes hundreds of thousands in PA funds

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas. Thousands of October 7 victims and their families are seeking to hold the PA civilly liable, arguing that its long-standing prisoner payment and employment policies helped sustain terrorists who return to violence.

Pay-for-slay: Could the Palestinian Authority be held legally liable for October 7?

This picture shows the headquarters of Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Jerusalem affairs in the occupied West Bank town of al-Ram, near Jerusalem, on November 4, 2018;illustrative

US judge allows terror victims' lawsuit against PA, PLO over 'pay-for-slay' to proceed- interview


The PA must stop 'pay for slay' to be a partner for peace - opinion

Israel needs to declare that until the PA takes concrete steps to dismantle its system of rewarding terrorism, any talk of its role in future governance arrangements are a non-starter.

SECURITY FORCES are on the scene after a deadly Palestinian terrorist shooting attack in the northern West Bank near the village of al-Funduq on Monday.

Economic strains force PA to cut 'pay-for-slay' payment to terrorists, study finds

The study named economic pressure and material and bureaucratic hurdles in Gaza among reasons for decrease in pay-for-slay funding.

 Palestinian gunmen hold weapons during the funeral of Palestinian terrorist, Ahmed Abu al-Foul, who was killed by Palestinian Authority forces in Tulkarm camp, in the West Bank, May 2, 2024.

To wage my small war against Palestinian terror, I am suing the PA for NIS 50 million - opinion

For thirty years, since Yasser Arafat took power in 1994, the PA has been supporting terror against innocent Jews around the world. 

 THE WRITER’S wife, Lucy, and daughters Maia and Rina were murdered in a terror attack in the Jordan Valley in April 2023.

Fuld case gains momentum as DOJ and bipartisan leaders push for Supreme Court review

If deemed constitutional, the case would return to the Southern District, continuing without the major roadblocks faced thus far.

‘WHAT MAKES Ari [Fuld]’s death so much more painful is our government’s inability to stem the problem at its source.’

Fuld case gains momentum as DOJ and bipartisan leaders push for Supreme Court review

If deemed constitutional, the case would return to the Southern District, continuing without the major roadblocks faced thus far.

‘WHAT MAKES Ari [Fuld]’s death so much more painful is our government’s inability to stem the problem at its source.’

Knesset passes law to help terror victims sue terrorist financiers

Amounts received in such lawsuits will not be deducted from the amount paid to victims of terrorism on behalf of the state.

 Illustrative image of a court gavel.

Israelis should demand their gov't shake off the self-delusional reverie of peace with the PA

The basic, underlying assumptions and security paradigms upon which Israeli policy has been built for decades came crashing down on October 7.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog speaks as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on, in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. While the PA proudly declares its full partnership with Hamas, the US continues to maintain that this twisted leadership is a viable alternative for post-war Gaza, says the writer.

The Palestinian Authority cannot govern Gaza - opinion

Society cannot accept any arrangement installing PA rule over Gaza due to the sheer laziness or willful blindness of Western leaders, as the PA fosters, funds, and furthers violence. 

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at PA headquarters in Ramallah.

US bipartisan group calls on Blinken to end Palestinian 'pay-for-slay'

The scheme currently costs the Palestinian Authority $300 million annually (approximately NIS 1 billion) and amounts to 8% of the PA’s budget.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with PA head Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, last week.

Britain's current transparency approach is morally wrong - editorial

The British government is refusing to disclose whether it has safeguards in place to ensure that its aid to the PA is not underwriting the obscene “pay to slay” policy.

 A man reacts, as friends and family mourn 17-year-old Israeli Nachman Shmuel Mordoff, who was killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack along with three other Israelis near the settlement of Eli, at his funeral in Shilo in the West Bank, on June 21, 2023.