Posts Tagged: Palestinian Authority funding of terrorism
Palestinian Authority’s 2017 Budget Shows ‘Huge Increase’ in Funding for Terror Payments
The Palestinian Authority’s 2017 budget shows a “huge increase” in the funding of salaries for imprisoned terrorists and the families of “martyrs,” an Israeli research...
A Whole New Ballgame
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman delivered a speech this week that made the unbearably hot and humid weather feel like a breath of fresh...
US Jewish Leaders Lambaste PA President Mahmoud Abbas Over Continued Support for Terror Payments
The umbrella group that represents leading Jewish organizations in the US issued on Thursday a stinging rebuke to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas for...
Ex-Israeli Defense Minister: It Is ‘Immoral’ to Ignore Palestinian Authority’s ‘Pay-for-Slay’ Scheme, Congress Should Pass Taylor Force Act
The US Congress should pass legislation that would cut off American funding of the Palestinian Authority if it continues to pay monetary rewards to terrorists...
Group of Top Ex-Israeli Security Officials Back US Legislation to Cut Funding of Palestinian Authority Over Terror Payments
A group of former top Israeli security officials are speaking out in favor of a proposed congressional bill that would cut off American funding of...
Tillerson Still Hopeful on End to Palestinian Terror Payments Despite PA Denial of Policy Change
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered a clarification on Wednesday of comments he made the previous day concerning an end to the so-called "martyr...
Prominent US Jewish Group Expresses Support for Bill to Cut off American Funding of Palestinian Authority Over Terror Payments
A prominent US Jewish group expressed its backing on Tuesday of a bill that would cut off American funding of the Palestinian Authority if it...
Former Top Israeli Diplomatic Official: Palestinian Authority Terror Payments Must Stop, We Should Support Taylor Force Act
The Palestinian Authority’s practice of providing monetary payments to terrorists and their families is “unacceptable and contradicts all common sense,” a former top Israeli diplomatic...
Mother of American Victim of Palestinian Attack Calls for International Pressure on Palestinian Authority Over Terror Payments
The mother of an American victim of a 2015 Palestinian terror attack in the West Bank issued a clarion call to the international community on...
Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief: Trump’s Demand That Palestinian Authority Halt Terror Funding Will Expose Abbas’ ‘Duplicity’
President Donald Trump’s effort to get the Palestinian Authority to stop giving money to jailed terrorists and their families will expose the “duplicity” of PA...
Ahead of Trump’s Israel Visit, US Jewish Leaders Highlight Centrality of Jerusalem, Point to Palestinian Authority Terror Funding as Peace Roadblock
As Donald Trump prepares to leave the current political storm in Washington, DC behind during his first foreign trip as president, American Jewish leaders are...
Bereaved Israeli Families Urge Trump to Pressure Palestinian Authority to End Payments to Terrorists
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Jewish state next week, hundreds of family members of Israeli terror victims have signed a letter to...
Responding to Question on Settlement Building, White House Spokesman Says Trump Wants to Make Sure Israel ‘Gets the Full Respect It Deserves’ in the Middle East
New US President Donald Trump “wants to grow closer with Israel and make sure that it gets the full respect that it deserves in the...
British Jewish Groups Welcome Suspension of UK Funding to Palestinian Authority as International Concerns Over Terror Payments Grow
The British government’s decision to suspend funding to the Palestinian Authority amidst growing international concerns over its payments to terrorists and their families marks a “huge...
