BDS is dishonest about Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
How does the Palestinian Authority use its funds?
The Palestinian Authority allocates $350 million/year for “pay-to-slay” rewards to terrorists. This program incentives terrorists to violently attack innocent civilians in Israel. One victim of this program was Sara Duker, a May 1995 graduate of Barnard College. She was one of two Americans killed on Feb. 25 in a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem that killed 24 people. Terrorists and their families receive financial compensation from the Palestinian Authority for murdering people like Sara.
An honest look at the PA’s spending
Under Palestinian Authority law, the PA pays every terrorist prisoner a monthly salary. Since 2000, the PA has raised the monthly salaries a number of times. Currently, every prisoner’s salary starts at 1,400 shekels/month and increases every few years, reaching as high as 12,000 shekels/month after 30 years. The Palestinian Authority allocates more money for terrorists than it does for social welfare programs.
PA Salaries to Terrorist Prisoners
PA Welfare vs Terrorist Payments
Meet The Victims
Sara Duker
On February 25, 1996, Sara Duker was killed in a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem that killed 24 people. Sara was a member of the Columbia University community and graduated from Barnard in May 1995. The terrorist, Hassan Salameh, is serving 46 life sentences in Israeli prison. Since his arrest in 1996, the Palestinian Authority has paid Salameh a salary of $299,680.
Taylor Force
On March 8, 2016, Taylor Force was killed in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv that injured eleven people. Taylor graduated West Point in 2009 and served in both Afghanistan and Iraq. After completing his service, Taylor entered the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University to study for an MBA. The terrorist, Bashar Masalha, died trying to kill more people. Since March 2016, the Palestinian Authority paid Masalha’s family a salary of $15,458 for killing a US army veteran.
Ezra Schwartz
On November 19, 2015, Ezra Schwartz was killed in a mass shooting attack near Jerusalem that killed three and injured several more. Ezra was 18 years old and was on a gap year studying at a yeshiva in Israel. The terrorist, Mohammed Abed Odeh Harub, is serving 4 life sentences in Israeli prison. Since his arrest in November 2015, the Palestinian Authority has paid Harub a salary of $15,689 for murdering Ezra.