Pay for slay

Times Square billboard targets PA 'pay-for-slay' policy

A billboard in New York’s Times Square spotlights the Palestinian Authority's pay-for-slay policy as Abbas advances a draft constitution for a future Palestinian state.

Times Square billboard bringing awareness to the Palestinian Authority's 'Pay for Slay' policy
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

Despite pledge to end ‘pay-for-slay,’ Ramallah hides millions in terror stipends

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025.

Political games and a message to the West: Expert expects more mock democracy from PA elections


Abbas risks Palestinian backlash over restructuring of 'pay-to-slay'

Scrapping the system of salary-type payments has been a major demand of successive US administrations. Abbas had long resisted pressure to halt the program.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2024.

Palestinian Authority restructures 'pay-for-slay' policy for West Bank terrorists

The PA is reportedly worried that upcoming US fines of about $200-300 million will lead to a financial crisis.

 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Turkish parliament during an extraordinary session on August 15, 2024 in Ankara, Turkey.

PA considers changing policy of financially rewarding families of terrorists

"I know that intensive discussions are taking place, and there may be a significant shift in this policy," the PA's legal representative said during a compensation lawsuit filed against it.

 Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting in the northern West Bank, January 6, 2025

The PA must stop 'pay for slay' to be a partner for peace - opinion

Israel needs to declare that until the PA takes concrete steps to dismantle its system of rewarding terrorism, any talk of its role in future governance arrangements are a non-starter.

SECURITY FORCES are on the scene after a deadly Palestinian terrorist shooting attack in the northern West Bank near the village of al-Funduq on Monday.

Economic strains force PA to cut 'pay-for-slay' payment to terrorists, study finds

The study named economic pressure and material and bureaucratic hurdles in Gaza among reasons for decrease in pay-for-slay funding.

 Palestinian gunmen hold weapons during the funeral of Palestinian terrorist, Ahmed Abu al-Foul, who was killed by Palestinian Authority forces in Tulkarm camp, in the West Bank, May 2, 2024.

To wage my small war against Palestinian terror, I am suing the PA for NIS 50 million - opinion

For thirty years, since Yasser Arafat took power in 1994, the PA has been supporting terror against innocent Jews around the world. 

 THE WRITER’S wife, Lucy, and daughters Maia and Rina were murdered in a terror attack in the Jordan Valley in April 2023.

Fuld case gains momentum as DOJ and bipartisan leaders push for Supreme Court review

If deemed constitutional, the case would return to the Southern District, continuing without the major roadblocks faced thus far.

‘WHAT MAKES Ari [Fuld]’s death so much more painful is our government’s inability to stem the problem at its source.’

Fuld case gains momentum as DOJ and bipartisan leaders push for Supreme Court review

If deemed constitutional, the case would return to the Southern District, continuing without the major roadblocks faced thus far.

‘WHAT MAKES Ari [Fuld]’s death so much more painful is our government’s inability to stem the problem at its source.’

Knesset passes law to help terror victims sue terrorist financiers

Amounts received in such lawsuits will not be deducted from the amount paid to victims of terrorism on behalf of the state.

 Illustrative image of a court gavel.

Israelis should demand their gov't shake off the self-delusional reverie of peace with the PA

The basic, underlying assumptions and security paradigms upon which Israeli policy has been built for decades came crashing down on October 7.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog speaks as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on, in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. While the PA proudly declares its full partnership with Hamas, the US continues to maintain that this twisted leadership is a viable alternative for post-war Gaza, says the writer.