Palestinian Authority Makes Fresh Round of Terrorism Payments Weeks After Vowing To End Them

The Palestinian Authority made another round of "pay for slay" payments to the families of terrorists on Tuesday, according to the PA's official newspaper, marking at least the second time it has done so since its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, issued a decree purportedly ending the practice.

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Meet the Terrorist Overseeing Abbas’s ‘Reformed’ Payment System for Terrorists

JERUSALEM—Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas fired his prisoners’ affairs commissioner this week, seemingly demonstrating new seriousness about reforming the system of payments for terrorists that the commissioner oversaw and vocally defended.

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Palestinian Authority Says It Will Restructure 'Pay for Slay' Program. Regional Experts Are Skeptical.

Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas issued a Monday decree ostensibly ending his embattled government's terrorist payment program, known as "pay for slay." But regional analysts are skeptical that Abbas's reform will stop the cash from flowing to so-called martyrs in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Palestinian Authority Mouthpiece Says Trump Is 'Full of Racism' But Can Be Manipulated

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is an "extremist," but the Palestinian Authority can manipulate him, according to a former Palestinian Authority official-turned-commentator.

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On Election Day, Biden-Harris Admin Quietly Waived Terrorism Sanctions on Palestinian Government, Docs Show

Just before Tuesday’s presidential election, the Biden-Harris administration quietly waived mandatory terrorism sanctions on the embattled Palestinian government—even as it determined that the government's leaders are paying imprisoned terrorists and fomenting violence in breach of U.S. law.

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Israel’s Moment of Peril—and Promise

Israel is in peril. The Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies have sworn to destroy the Jewish state, and the horrors of October 7 prove that Tehran intends to make good on its promises. Yet Israel also enjoys improved relations with many of its Arab neighbors, notably in the Gulf. In his new book, Hope and Despair: Israel’s Future in the New Middle East, Michael Horowitz explores this dichotomy.

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No, There Are No True Moderates In The West Bank Or Gaza

The only path forward is for Israel to dismantle Hamas terrorists and let the critics say whatever they want.

Palestinian Authority, Key to Biden’s Mideast Peace Plan, Commits To Pay $97M a Year to Hamas

As President Joe Biden pushes to empower the Palestinian Authority in the name of Middle East peace, the PA has committed tens of millions of dollars in reward money to terrorists who were killed or captured while carrying out the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the resulting war.

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Biden’s Palestine Prioritization Betrays His Pro-Israel Facade

It does not matter if Biden has previously acknowledged the attacks as terrorism -- he does not believe Israel has a right to defend itself.