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Israel/Palestine

Mosby

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2. The Palestinian leadership pay criminals in jail.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 04:56 PM

Apr 2021

It's called Pay to Slay, and the PA pays out a couple 100 million a year to terrorists.

Money that came from the US or the UE is being used illegally, per US and International law.

Here is a NYT article about the issue.

Seeking Restart With Biden, Palestinians Eye End to Prisoner Payments

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/world/middleeast/biden-palestinian-prisoner-payments.html

They haven't stopped the payments.

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U.S. restores assistance for Palestinians, to provide $235 million in aid [View all] Eugene Apr 2021 OP

Now Wait Just A Darned Minute! leftieNanner Apr 2021 #1

The Palestinian leadership pay criminals in jail. Mosby Apr 2021 #2

Do You Blindly Accept Whatever The RightWing Extremist Likud Claims? WHITT Apr 2021 #3

For 2020 its 150 million. Mosby Apr 2021 #4

Facts Just ZOOM Right Over Your Head WHITT Apr 2021 #5

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