{"id":133747,"date":"2026-09-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=133747"},"modified":"2026-09-16T07:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:13:15","slug":"16-00-116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=133747","title":{"rendered":"The Palestinian Authority Prioritizes Terrorists\u2019 Salaries Over Salaries for Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/09\/11\/palestinian-authority-prioritizes-terrorists-salaries-salaries-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Palestinian Authority Prioritizes Terrorists\u2019 Salaries Over Salaries for Workers<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Itamar Marcus<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-09-07T153523Z_665031685_RC2N12AQBQ1F_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-ABBAS-HOLOCAUST-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visiting the West Bank city of Jenin. Photo: Reuters\/Mohamad Torokman<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Palestinian Authority (PA) has once again demonstrated that paying salaries to terrorists is a higher priority than paying Palestinians who work for a living.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Ahead of upcoming local elections, the PA Central Elections Commission has ruled that PA employees must resign from their jobs, and therefore relinquish their salaries, if they wish to run for office. Terrorists receiving payments from the PA, however, may keep their terror-reward payments while running for election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PA Central Elections Commission spokesman Fareed Taamallah explained that the requirement applies only to those currently working as PA employees:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A [PA] employee who holds a position, receives his salary from the state, and is currently engaged in his work is required to resign from his position [to run in the elections] and attach proof of resignation to the candidacy application.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He clarified that this does not apply to individuals who receive allowances from the state but are not currently employed as [PA] employees, such as retirees, prisoners, the wounded [i.e., 2 categories of terrorists], or recipients of social benefits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Ma\u2019an, independent Palestinian news agency, Sept. 7, 2026]<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The distinction is revealing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">An ordinary PA employee must surrender his salary to become a candidate. A terrorist imprisoned for attacking Israelis, or a terrorist wounded while carrying out an attack, may continue receiving PA payments and still run for office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Taamallah\u2019s statement also provides yet another admission that the PA continues its notorious&nbsp;Pay-for-Slay program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Despite PA leader Mahmoud Abbas\u2019 claims of reform, Palestinian terrorists in prison are still receiving payments from the PA precisely because they are prisoners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Once again, the PA has confirmed two facts: Pay-for-Slay continues, and the PA grants terrorists privileges that it denies to ordinary employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Palestinians who earn their salaries through public service must give them up to seek elected office; terrorists rewarded for murdering or attempting to murder Israelis do not.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The author is the Founder and Director of <strong>Palestinian Media Watch<\/strong>, where a version of this article&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ovtqbicab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0016P3W1plcDhydBeuJkbgHSUkbIdDnWtvX_7mQfyGHJwZqWCe9PtMG9xByDFIsi4hqL-4_QE4q90oxGpczu5_4pjBmXx40ipMMkqbHuCCjpiQkK-oCHJvbqAf2UHo7SdnMzQsR3QJnPWRzoL8bVuZD1To5cpLytRIR&amp;c=0hGjT7ZHoCeiHCDcb_UhIUUZmOY6hCWNldjc-am61OmdKaKSK4gsaw==&amp;ch=zhV1GBYoF48gAltG4HkbfcAq62Y0Lrx4-j3WYpEhD8lcpoBS5jQwuA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">first appeared.&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Palestinian Authority Prioritizes Terrorists\u2019 Salaries Over Salaries for Workers Itamar Marcus Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visiting the West Bank city of Jenin. Photo: Reuters\/Mohamad Torokman The Palestinian Authority (PA) has once again demonstrated that paying salaries to terrorists is a higher priority than paying Palestinians who work for a living. 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