The U.S. is near a deal with the Palestinian Authority to end its contentious “martyr payments” for people who commit acts of violence against Israel, two Biden administration officials said.
That would be a key win for the multifaceted U.S. push to reform the PA — from instituting anti-corruption measures to improving basic services — so that it can take over governance of the Gaza Strip whenever the Israel-Hamas war ends.
The PA oversees parts of the West Bank, and it is seen by the Biden administration as the best option for governing Gaza in the future. But the PA is reviled by many Palestinians, as well as Israelis and Arab leaders, who see it as corrupt, inefficient and out of touch.
The “martyr payments” program financially supports Palestinians and their families if they are wounded, imprisoned or killed while carrying out acts of violence against Israel. It has long infuriated Israelis who say it incentivizes terrorism and call it “pay for slay.” Many Palestinians say it provides crucial support for people standing up to an oppressive Israeli occupation.Drafts of the PA payments reform plans seen by U.S. officials indicate that Palestinian leaders will replace the current scheme with a general welfare program.
Further specifics were not immediately available.“There’s been a great deal of work on this behind the scenes, and the progress is encouraging,” a senior Biden administration official said. Another administration official confirmed changes to the system were expected soon. That said, as with all things involving Israel and the Palestinians, new roadblocks could emerge.
Abbas is a Soviet educated holocaust denier, whose KGB sponsored PHD asserted the Holocaust was largely fabricated and was orchestrated by Jews as part of a sinister plot to take over the world.
His party, Fatah, branded as “moderate” routinely engages in Nazi style propaganda and calls for the extermination of Jews
Joe Biden treats him like a normal politician and wants to bring him to power over the Gaza territories, where he will continue to organize terror campaigns to slaughter Jews. The so called Palestinian National Movement was birthed under Hitler-loving Amin Al Husseini and continue...
@PeskyP4rtisan1mo1MO
Even Soviet “anti Zionist historians” were baffled by his far reaching conclusions that holocaust was not just fabricated but orchestrated by European Jewry together with Nazi to “promote” Jewish immigration to Israel.
I was reading the interview of his Soviet academic supervisor while he was working on his “PhD”
Mind boggling how this piece of … is considered by partner in peace by leftist idi0ts.
Jeffrey, thank you for reminding us of Abbas’ ties to the Soviets and his long-standing dedication to Holocaust denial. The Biden administration should sever itself from any normal diplomatic relations with the PA, particularly as long as it is headed by this repulsive genocide-enabling, *** hating thug…
@LobbySyrupRepublican1mo1MO
Trump cut off funding to the PA and Biden restored it. If you’re pro-Israel, that’s all you really need to know when casting your ballot in November.
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"The PA pays a one-time lump sum plus a monthly stipend for life to the families of any “martyr” killed attacking Israel or in a confrontation with Israel."
And people in the U.S., especially students and college professors, support these lunatics? They are nothing more than primitive evil barbarians.
@Unanim0usGregRepublican1mo1MO
And many of them are Jewish, which blows my mind.
@9L7HR5Y1mo1MO
Palestinians and Hamas are separate entities, you cannot judge all of Gaza's population by the actions of a terrorist group.
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Palestinian men women and children are being slaughtered by a Zionist regime in Israel and the west is doing nothing to help them or stop Israel from conducting genocide. This massacre has the highest civilian casualty rate of any other war where nearly 50,000 civilians have died compared to less than 100 "Hamas" operatives. I am ashamed as a U.S. citizen to see our country do nothing to help those in need while supporting a corrupt and clearly radically nationalist regime.
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