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State Department: Palestinian Government Continues Payments to Terrorists
(Washington Free Beacon) Adam Kredo - The Palestine Liberation Organization continues to pay terrorists and their families, according to a non-public State Department report. "Despite fiscal constraints...the [Palestinian Authority] continued to make payments through the PLO to Palestinians connected to terrorism," according to the report. The continuation of these payments is likely to frustrate U.S. diplomats who have been working to make the Palestinian government solvent and more likely to engage in peace talks with Israel. The PA spends upwards of $300 million a year on terrorists. "The United States and Israel argue that the payments incentivize, encourage, and reward terrorism, given higher monthly payments for lengthier prison sentences tied to more severe crimes," according to the biannual Palestine Liberation Organization Commitments Compliance Act Report.