0 commentsAn Israeli court has ordered the seizure of 160 million shekels ($43.1 million) from frozen Palestinian Authority funds to compensate Israeli victims of terrorism.
The reward granted on Wednesday by Jerusalem’s District Court relies on the government’s new anti-terrorism Financing Law. Under the new law, families of terror victims can be awarded up to 10 million shekels from frozen PA funds, while wounded terror survivors may claim up to 5 million shekels.
Israel annually collects hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues on behalf of the PA as part of the 1994 Oslo Accords. The money is supposed to go to covering a substantial portion of its operational budget, including salaries for PA civil servants and security forces.
However, following a series of terror attacks in Judea and Samaria in 2018, the Knesset passed a law withholding annual tax funds from the PA as long as the PA continues to pay salaries to terrorists under its infamous “Pay to Slay” program.
The officially titled “martyr payments” program is a policy that dispenses lavish cash rewards to Arabs and their families who carry out terror attacks against Israel. Disturbing beneficiaries include terrorists involved in the Hamas-led massacre on October 7 that saw 1,200 innocents killed and 250 taken captive.
According to Palestinian Media Watch, monthly payments to imprisoned terrorists have skyrocketed by $2 million since Oct 7. All told, over 9,750 terrorists are now recognized by the PA as qualifying for the program, which costs approximately $16.4 million per month.
This is a good start. But in Judea and Samaria Arabs (West Bank) have exploited the lax enforcement of laws by Israel`s Left-Wing Judiciary ignoring illegal Arab homestead development where Settlers have been waiting for years to obtain permits. This and other restrictions on legitimate Jewish rights to self-defense have also been neglected by the Israeli Government. As a result of this flagrant weakness and capitulation to international pressure has led to a marked escalation in terrorist activity. The best way to combat this and prevent (Heaven Forbid) a repeat of October 7th is to expedite Jewish Settlement and and strengthen their security during this period of war and existential threat to every inch of the country.
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