The following report documents the Palestinian Authority’s use of American funding to pay salaries to terrorists in Israeli prisons and glorification of terrorists by the PA. It was presented yesterday by PMW director Itamar Marcus to members of Congress at a meeting in the Republican Israel Caucus.
PMW Special Report, July 26, 2011
Palestinian Authority glorification of terrorists and paying salaries to terrorists with US money
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Palestinian Authority funding and glorification of terrorists
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– The Palestinian Authority pays monthly salaries to 5,500 prisoners in Israeli prisons, including terrorists
– The PA honors terrorists who have killed civilians, presenting them as heroes and role models
– The PA glorifies terror attacks as heroic, including suicide bombings
– The PA funds these salaries and activities from its general budget
US funding of the Palestinian Authority:
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– The US funds the PA general budget
– US law prohibits funding of any person who “… engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity…”
– US law prohibits funding “for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism.”
The war against the Jews continues with the full support of the West.