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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Getting-away-with-murder-489199
Getting Away with Murder
(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - American taxpayers' money is being used by the Palestinian Authority to encourage and glorify murderous terrorism. Official PA policy provides an annual stipend for "martyrs" who are killed while attempting to murder innocent civilians, thus incentivizing murderous terrorism. A group of lawmakers has drafted legislation to end this scandalous state of affairs and Israel should support this legislative effort, even if it risks destabilizing the PA. On March 8, 2016, [American West Point veteran] Taylor Force was stabbed to death on the Jaffa beachfront after Bashar Masalha, a Palestinian from Kalkilya, went on a murder spree that left 12 others wounded, including a pregnant woman. The tragic story of Taylor Force has become a rallying cry to force the PA to stop funding the families of so-called martyrs and payrolling convicted terrorists serving time in Israeli prisons. A Palestinian political culture that prioritizes violence against Israelis above nation-building and economic development is the single biggest obstacle to peace. Standing by while the PA allocates U.S. money to a culture of hatred and terrorism is hardly an option.