{"id":2191735,"date":"2024-03-04T05:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T10:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-authority-key-to-bidens-mideast-peace-plan-commits-to-pay-97m-a-year-to-hamas\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T05:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T10:20:04","slug":"palestinian-authority-key-to-bidens-mideast-peace-plan-commits-to-pay-97m-a-year-to-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-authority-key-to-bidens-mideast-peace-plan-commits-to-pay-97m-a-year-to-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Authority, crucial for Biden&#8217;s peace plan, pledges $97M annually to Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpalestinian-authority-key-to-bidens-mideast-peace-plan-commits-to-pay-97m-a-year-to-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2191735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>JERUSALEM\u2014Rewarding Terror: The \u2064Palestinian Authority&#8217;s Controversial &#8220;Pay for Slay&#8221; Policy<\/h2>\n<p>As President Joe Biden seeks to empower the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the pursuit of Middle East peace, the\u2063 PA has committed tens of \u200bmillions of dollars in\u200d reward money to terrorists involved in the \u2063Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel\u2063 and the resulting war. This longstanding policy, known as &#8220;pay for slay,&#8221; provides salaries and benefits to Palestinians imprisoned\u200d for violence against Israel and to the families of those killed in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Since Oct. 7, the PA has doubled down on its support for this policy, despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/living-through-a-socialist-collapse-an-insiders-account-of-venezuelas-demise\/\" title=\"Living Through A Socialist Collapse: An Insider\u2019s Account Of Venezuela\u2019s Demise\">worsening economic crisis<\/a> in \u2062the West Bank, where the PA governs. This\u2063 raises questions\u200d about the authority&#8217;s priorities and clashes with \u2064the Biden administration&#8217;s plans for a revamped PA to govern Gaza \u200band eventually lead regional normalization with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli government, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has opposed Biden&#8217;s post-war plans, arguing that the PA is not significantly different from Hamas. Critics, such\u2064 as Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, warn that\u200b a PA-run Gaza would pose a renewed \u200bthreat similar to the Oct. 7 attack, \u200das the authority is responsible for creating \u2062an incentive \u200csystem and a mindset that made such attacks possible.<\/p>\n<p>In addition \u2064to the &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; policy, the PA\u2063 continues to promote hatred\u2063 of Israel and Jews in its education system and media. It has also avoided condemning the Oct. 7\u200d attack, during which Gazan terrorists killed over 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians, \u2064and took 253 hostages.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2062Biden administration has pressed \u2063the PA to make reforms, it has not publicly demanded\u200d an end\u2062 to &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; or the rule of PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The recent resignation \u2062of the entire PA government,\u2063 leaving only Abbas in power, has been seen as a step toward \u2064achieving a reunited\u2064 Gaza and West Bank under the Palestinian \u200bAuthority.<\/p>\n<p>The PA has long treated &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; as a near-sacred\u2062 obligation, \u2063generously funding the policy despite international sanctions. In \u200c2018, the PA allocated $340 million to this program, accounting for 7 \u2064percent of its budget and benefiting only a small percentage of the population. The United States and Israel enacted laws that slashed funding to the PA over this issue, accelerating international divestment from the authority.<\/p>\n<p>The PA&#8217;s fiscal problems \u2063have worsened since Oct. 7, exacerbated by a tax dispute with Israel. Government workers&#8217; salaries\u200c have been reduced, triggering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-to-the-dictator-iranians-take-to-streets-in-anti-regime-protests\/\" title=\"\u2018Death To The Dictator\u2019: Iranians Take To Streets In Anti-Regime Protests\">severe economic contraction<\/a> \u200din the \u2063West Bank. Amid this cash crunch, the PA has continued to pay terrorists at the same rate as government workers, extending the &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; policy\u200c to every \u2062&#8221;martyr&#8221; and prisoner of Oct. 7 and its aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>According to PA law and decree, the families of those killed or wounded in the conflict \u200care entitled to one-time grants and lifetime annual salaries. Prisoners\u2063 receive monthly salaries that increase with the length of their incarceration. The PA has recognized 22,000 \u200c&#8221;martyrs&#8221; of the conflict, and if all families file the\u200b required paperwork, the \u200dPA will owe them millions of dollars in grants and salaries.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the PA&#8217;s financial challenges,\u2064 it is expected to find \u200ba way to continue these payments, even if it means\u2062 making cuts\u2064 elsewhere. Critics \u2062argue that the PA prioritizes rewarding terror over the well-being of its people, \u2063while supporters see it as a necessary response to Israeli actions.<\/p>\n<p>As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, with Israel vowing to incapacitate \u2062Hamas and secure the \u2063release of\u200c hostages, the future of the\u2063 &#8220;pay for\u200d slay&#8221; policy and the role of the PA remain uncertain.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential \u2063consequences of the PA&#8217;s \u200c&#8221;pay for slay&#8221; policy on the security situation in\u200d the region?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Non-public stance on this controversial policy raises concerns about the administration&#8217;s commitment to fighting terrorism and promoting peace in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; policy adopted by the Palestinian \u200bAuthority is\u200c deeply troubling and goes against the principles of justice, accountability, and peace. \u2064This \u200cpolicy incentivizes violence against \u200dIsrael by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-says-bidens-appeasement-of-us-enemies-has-taught-them-the-worse-they-are-the-more-money-they-get\/\" title=\"Cruz claims Biden's appeasement rewards US enemies with more money based on their severity.\">offering financial rewards<\/a>\u2064 to \u200cindividuals\u200b involved in\u2063 terrorist \u2062attacks and their families. By providing salaries and benefits \u2064to terrorists, the\u200c PA perpetuates a cycle\u200b of\u200c violence and rewards \u200dthose who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-lauren-boebert-defends-tweet-claiming-taliban-is-building-back-better\/\" title=\"Rep. Lauren Boebert Defends Tweet Claiming Taliban Is \u2018Building Back Better\u2019\">harm innocent civilians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The recent Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, \u200bwhich \u200bled to a devastating war, further underscores the dangerous consequences of the PA&#8217;s &#8220;pay \u200bfor\u200b slay&#8221; policy.\u2062 Despite the \u2064economic crisis in the\u200c West Bank, where the PA governs, \u2062the authority has chosen to double down on its support for \u2062this policy, raising questions about its priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, including Israeli\u2063 Prime \u2064Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, argue that\u200d the PA&#8217;s stance on &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; is indicative of its similarity to Hamas. They caution that allowing the PA to \u200bgovern Gaza, as proposed by the Biden administration, would\u200b pose a renewed threat of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the\u2062 PA&#8217;s continued promotion of hatred\u2063 of Israel and Jews in its\u2063 education system and media is deeply concerning. It creates an environment that fosters hostility and fuels \u2064the conflict.\u2063 The PA&#8217;s\u200d failure to condemn the \u2062Oct. 7 attack, during which over \u200d1,200 \u200bpeople were killed, mostly Israeli civilians,\u200c and 253 were taken hostage by Gazan terrorists, only exacerbates\u2062 these concerns.<\/p>\n<p>While the Biden administration has expressed\u200b the need \u2064for reforms within\u200c the PA, its non-public demand to end\u2064 the &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; policy and the rule of President Mahmoud Abbas is troubling. If\u200b the administration truly \u2063seeks to empower the\u200d PA and promote \u2064peace in the region, it must take a\u2062 stronger stance\u2063 against this\u2062 controversial policy and press \u2062for meaningful change within the authority.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Palestinian Authority&#8217;s &#8220;pay for slay&#8221; policy is a deeply controversial and problematic \u200bapproach that rewards terrorism and perpetuates violence. Its support \u2062for this \u2064policy, along with its promotion of hatred and failure to condemn terrorist attacks, raises serious\u200c concerns about \u200cits commitment to peace and the Biden administration&#8217;s approach to empowering the \u200cPA. \u200cTo truly advance peace in the Middle East, it is crucial\u2062 to address and rectify\u200d these issues within the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has allocated millions of dollars as reward money to terrorists involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the subsequent conflict. President Biden&#8217;s efforts to strengthen the Palestinian Authority for Middle East peace are being challenged by this concerning allocation of funds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":2191736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/us-vice-president-joe-biden-visits-west-bank-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2191735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/us-vice-president-joe-biden-visits-west-bank-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2191735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2191735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2191735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2191735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}