American money ear-marked for PA security used to pay families of terrorists from Jenin - report

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

According to the report, on April 4, 2024, PA news agency WAFA published that the GIS in Jenin had given a grant to "the families of the Martyrs and the prisoners from the service's ranks in the district."

The GIS gave grants to around 36 families from among the "martyrs and prisoners."

The vast majority of those identified as "martyrs" or "prisoners" were members of the GIS who had committed acts of terror, according to the PMW.

The grant was given at the direction of PA General Intelligence Chief Majed Faraj, who emphasized a core principle of Mahmoud Abbas: "If we are left with one penny, it will be paid to the families of the Martyrs and the prisoners."

Taylor Force Act

The US had all but ceased providing funds for the PA after the implementation of the 2017 Taylor Force Act, which blocked all funding for the PA general budget.

The act was named for Taylor Force, an American citizen killed in a terror attack in 2016...