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Source: https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3439576/palestine-rejects-us-proposal-transfer-prisoners-salaries-social-welfare

Palestinians Reject U.S. Proposal to Transfer Prisoners' Salaries to "Social Welfare"

(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Kifah Zboun - Hassan Abd Rabbo, an official in the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the PA rejected a U.S. proposal to transfer the salaries of Palestinian prisoners to the Ministry of Social Affairs. "They want to insult the struggle of the Palestinians through their suggestions," he said, adding that the detainees are fighters, not social cases. Israeli Channel N12 reported that the U.S. asked the PA to stop paying the salaries of detainees or ex-detainees and transfer the payments to social care within three years.

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