The Palestinian Authority inaugurated a new method to pay cash rewards to terrorists - because it’s “their right”.

Since the commercial banks that operate in the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority closed 35,000 bank accounts of terrorists and their families, the PA has been desperately looking for a new mechanism to continue its “Pay-for-Slay” payments.

Inaugurating the new system, which uses specifically designated ATM cards and machines, the Director of the PA-funded PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr, explained why the PA will never stop paying the terror rewards to prisoners and their families: Because it’s “their right.” 

At a press conference launching the new system, the Director of the PA-funded PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr explained:

Explaining how the new system would serve over 12,200 imprisoned and released terrorists as well as the wounded terrorists and the families of the dead terrorists, Abu Bakr noted:

“In cooperation with the Ministry of Communications, the [PA] Monetary Authority, and the Ministry of Finance, we have succeeded in reaching a simpler mechanism that protects the dignity of the prisoners and their families. 

Now the prisoners’ family members can receive their salaries and allowances without crowding, effort, and [wasting] a lot of time… through the ATM cards, which will be enjoyed by 5,000 prisoners and 7,200 released prisoners, in addition to the wounded and the family members of the Martyrs.”

[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 7, 2021]

While the PA is taking extensive measures to manipulate its financial reports to hide its payments to the terrorists and their families, the statements of Abu Bakr (and others) and the measures taken by the PA to make the payments, leave no room for any doubt. The PA continues to pay salaries to imprisoned and release terrorists and allowances to the wounded terrorists and the families of the dead terrorists.