The authority “continues to provide a system of compensation in support of terrorism through new mechanisms and under a different name,” the U.S. State Department informed Congress.
The Palestinian Authority continues pay and offer benefits to Palestinian terrorists and their families in its “pay-for-slay” program, making the authority unfit for foreign assistance under U.S. law, the State Department stated.
Foggy Bottom is required under the Taylor Force Act to report to Congress annually if it cannot certify that the authority, Palestine Liberation Organization or “any successor or affiliated organizations” meet U.S. legal requirements for aid.
The State Department cited official Israeli statistics, which suggest that the Palestinian Authority paid Palestinian terrorists and their relatives $156 million in 2025.
“Of this total, the P.A. provided $126 million to Palestinian terrorists and released Palestinian terrorists from Israeli jails and $30 million to the families of Palestinian terrorists, who died committing their acts of terrorism,” the State Department said. “The P.A. continues to provide a system of compensation in support of terrorism through new mechanisms and under a different name.”