The Palestinian Authority paid $1,183,257 in blood money to jihadists who blew up the Sbarro pizza shop, so imagine the combined cost of other jihad activity against Israelis. Yet the PA is recognized as a legitimate government by the UN, obtains international funding, and is overwhelmingly favored over Israel in the international media.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian goal to obliterate Israel is being openly espoused globally, amid calls for violence against Jews.
With the intricate network of Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations in America and others that support the Palestinian “resistance” against Israel, is it really any wonder that antisemitism is on the rise?
“Blood money: The PA has already paid $1,183,257 to the terrorists who blew up the Sbarro pizza shop murdering 15 and injuring 130,” by Maurice Hirsch, Palestinian Media Watch, August 8, 2021:
Tomorrow, August 9, 2021, will mark 20 years since the attack on the Sbarro pizza restaurant in Jerusalem. 15 people were murdered, including 5 members of one family, and 130 people were injured.
As a reward for carrying out the attack, each month the Palestinian Authority pays a total of US$8,006 (25,800 shekels) to the imprisoned terrorists and the families of the dead terrorists, who were involved in the attack.
By now, the PA has paid Abdullah Barghouti, the terrorist who built the bomb and is responsible for the murder of 67 people in various attacks, a cumulative sum of US$285,571 (921,500 shekels). Every month, the PA pays him a salary of US$2,255 (7,300 shekels). In addition, the PA has paid the family of the suicide bomber US$68,498 (221,400 shekels). Every month the PA continues to pay his family an allowance of US$432 (1,400 shekels). The minimum wage in the PA is 1,450 shekels/month (US$44).
The monthly PA salary payments to the imprisoned terrorists are not just a whim. Rather, they are codified in the PA Law of Prisoners and Released Prisoners, No. 19 of 2004 and regulations promulgated pursuant to the law.
Thus, “Government Decision No. (23) for 2010 regarding a regulation of payment of a monthly salary to the prisoner” sets the salary scale the PA pays to imprisoned terrorists, including additional benefits for married terrorists, terrorists who have children, and terrorists who are residents or citizens of the State of Israel.
In addition to the issue of payments, section 4 of the Law of Prisoners stipulates that the PA will not sign a peace agreement “without the release of all prisoners”, including terrorists like Abdullah Barghouti and hundreds of other terrorists like him, who are responsible for killing thousands of people.
The PA payments to the families of the dead terrorists (so-called “Martyrs”) is not regulated by law. Rather, these payments are made based on internal regulations of the PLO Institute for the Care of the Families of the Martyrs and the Wounded, which is entirely funded by the PA.
One of the main terrorists in the attack on the Sbarro restaurant was Ahlam Tamimi. Tamimi has confessed to choosing the target of the attack and leading the suicide bomber to the restaurant. Although Tamimi was convicted and sentenced to 15 cumulative life sentences, she currently lives in Jordan after being freed as part of the first part of the deal to secure the release by Hamas of abducted IDF soldier, Gilad Shalit.
Before she was released, Tamimi was interviewed on Israeli Channel 1, and the interview was broadcast on PA TV. After explaining that she was the one who chose the target of the attack, Tamimi was asked if she knew how many children had been killed in the attack. When she heard that 8 children had been murdered, Tamimi broke into a huge smile….
Ray Jarman says
In the US, the PA would be charged with murder for paying someone to murder another person. Abbas should be taken to the International Court in Den Haag and charged with murder in the first degree. Any American or European nation paying money directly or through the UN should be held for aiding and abetting. I am aware that an American president can’t be tried by that court but it does not mean that he or she cannot be tried in the US for the crime.
Fitna says
This all boils down to what kind of world you want to live in. Israel it seems, has decided to allow some of its citizens to be slaughtered by Islamic terrorists in order to appear “fair and balanced” in the international community.
For me personally, I’d rather kill thousands or millions of terrorists rather than let them harm one single child in my nation.
Everything Israel does is half-measures. A terrorists blows himself up, killing a few people, they destroy his house. Guess what, the so-called ‘international community’ is still outraged anyways at Israel’s actions because they, like the terrorists, are all anti-semites.
Same goes for the rocket attacks, rather than bombing the crap out of Gaza, they have the ‘Iron Dome’ to intercept 90% of the missiles….so they look amazing on the global stage with their ‘gee-whiz’ technology, but still the anti-semites call it disproportionate.
Israel is like the strongest kid in the schoolyard but is picked on by 10 bullies. He could easily take them all out if he really wanted, but he’d rather take some blows to appear to be the victim and not teach those bullies a lesson.
These same people scolding and lecturing Israel would never themselves allow to be terrorized the way Israel has, so the people of Israel need to wise up and realize there is no peace when you fight with two hands tied behind your back while hopping on one leg.
Israel should consider not just killing the terrorists in retaliation but also their families-because they have no compunction about doing the same to Israeli civilians. This is a real war and you only win by numbers. They need to make Palestinians suffer so much they’ll be begging Israel to stop.
It seems the leaders of Israel never read Sun Tzu’s Art of War. You need to break the will of the enemy to fight, only then will you achieve victory. When Palis realize there is no reward for them but more misery and suffering only then will they give up their pursuit of wiping out the Jews and stealing their land.
john smith says
Fitna in all respect, although I agree with many of things you have said in this post, but I certainly don’t believe that Israel has allowed “some of it’s citizens to be slaughtered by islamic terrorists in order to appear fair and balanced,” were did you get that from. In fact I believe it’s quite the opposite. Israel has released so many murders just to save the life of just one of their own.
gravenimage says
Agreed, John.
OLD GUY says
I guess if you are the PLA you can hire a killer and not be considered part of the criminal act of murder.
gravenimage says
Palestinian Authority has paid $1,183,257 to jihadis who murdered 15 in the Sbarro pizza shop in Jerusalem
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They shoud not get one more penny from us, or any other civilized nation. President Trump called them on tnis–Biden specfically said that he would not.