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PA to Use NGOs to Bypass U.S. Pressure Against Paying Terrorists


(Israel Hayom) Daniel Siryoti - In a meeting in Ramallah last week, U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt asked PA President Abbas to cease paying stipends to the families of terrorists who are either jailed in Israel or were killed while carrying out terrorist attacks against Israelis. Kushner and Greenblatt entered the meeting with specific salary charts that had been prepared by Israel in advance. Senior Palestinian officials told Israel Hayom that Abbas has no intention of suspending the payments. Instead, said one senior PA official, Abbas will dismantle the Palestinian Prisoners Society which makes the payments, while dozens of other NGOs will be established to replace it.
2017-06-26 00:00:00
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