Pay for slay

Palestinian Authority President Abbas faces backlash over cutting 'pay-for-slay' salaries

Palestinians have held protests across the West Bank, accusing Mahmoud Abbas and his leadership of “disrespecting the sacrifices made by the Palestinian people.”

President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) delivers his speech during the 2025 Atreju political festival organized by Fratelli d'Italia party near Castel Sant'Angelo, on December 12, 2025 in Rome, Italy.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025.

EU probe into Palestinian Authority shows violations of 'pay-for-slay' ban - report

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as he visits the Istishari Cancer Center in Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 14, 2025.

FM Sa'ar: PA trying to ‘fool the world’ on pay-for-slay despite finance minister dismissal

Palestinians hold pictures of their relatives during a protest demanding Israel to return the bodies of Palestinians held by Israel, in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 31, 2025.

Palestinian ‘pay-for-slay’ policy isn’t over, watchdog says, citing Saturday payouts


5 things to know about US funding to Palestinians and terror payments

State Department spokesman Ned Price assured that the funding was “absolutely consistent with relevant US law.”

A Palestinian health worker leaves a health center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), at al-Fari'ah refugee camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 8, 2021.

Palestinians using postal bank for 'pay-for-slay' to avoid Israeli law

The postal bank is for mail transactions and is not a banking institution and is therefore not subject to the law on "pay-for-slay" payments.

Palestinian women walk past a money changer in the West Bank city of Ramallah February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo

Mother of teen murdered by terrorist speaks out on ICC war crimes probe

To date, the Hague has not issued any response to the lawsuit filed against the PA, according to Shurat HaDin.

Hallel Yaffa's mother, Rena Ariel

Palestinian Authority attempting to conceal terrorist stipends - report

Former terrorists will be recruited into the authority's security services as part of this program, which could jeopardize Israeli security and cooperation.

Abbas hugging newly released prisoner  R 465

Murderers of Fogel family to receive raise in pay for slay from PA

They will now each begin earning NIS 6,000 ($1,806) every month.

Mourners stand around the bodies of Ehud Fogel, 36, his wife Ruth, 35, and their children 11-year-old Yoav, 4-year-old Elad, and 3-month-old Hadas during their funeral in Jerusalem March 13th, 2011

PA to pay three months pay for slay salaries to terrorists

The law will state that any person that makes a financial transaction which "supports, promotes, fund or rewards" terror activities will be subject to a prison sentence of up to 10 years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a virtual meeting with Palestinian factions over Israel and the United Arab Emirates' deal to normalise ties, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 3, 2020

Letters to the Editor December 23, 2020: Shekels for shedding blood

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Israel gives Palestinians tax funds, despite terrorist payments

The Finance Ministry confirmed that Israel paid NIS 3.768 billion to the PA, and only deducted the cost of services provided, not the “pay for slay” funds.

Palestinian women walk past a money changer in the West Bank city of Ramallah February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo

Katz vows to deduct PA tax funds over terrorists’ salaries

In May, Israel gave the Palestinians an NIS 800 million loan that effectively returned all the tax and tariff funds Israel had previously deducted.

MKs voting in favor of the Pay for Slay bill Wednesday at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee June 27, 2018

PA denies reports it will accept tax revenue from Israel again this month

The PA began refusing to receive the funds earlier this year when Israel began deducting payments to terrorists and their families from tax revenues.

Palestinian women walk past a money changer in the West Bank city of Ramallah February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo