PA to take Israel to intl courts over deduction of terror payments
“We won’t abandon the families of the prisoners and martyrs," PA officials said. Israeli and US officials call it a "pay-to-slay" program that encourages terrorism.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of Fatah's founding, in Ramallah, December 31, 2018(photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH