(Times of Israel) Aaron Boxerman - "We pay around NIS 50 million ($15 million) per month in salaries" to Palestinians imprisoned by Israel for security offenses and their families, PLO Commissioner for Prisoners' Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr told the Times of Israel on Thursday. 7,500 released prisoners currently receive PLO aid, as well as 4,500 prisoners still in detention. Israel has described the stipends as a "pay-to-slay" program that rewards attackers.
2021-03-08 00:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive