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Israel Puts Palestinians on Defensive over "Martyrs' Fund"
(AP-Washington Post) Mohammed Daraghmeh and Josef Federman - The family of Muhammad Tarayrah, the Palestinian who murdered 13-year-old Hallel Ariel in her sleep on June 30, is now eligible for $350 a month from a Palestinian fund for "martyrs." Israel argues that such stipends for families of Palestinians killed or wounded in the conflict promote violence by rewarding attacks. Prime Minister Netanyahu called the payments "an incentive for murder." The fund makes monthly payments to 35,000 Palestinian families including those of suicide bombers.