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PMW in the Media

The Australian reports on PMW findings about Palestinian anger over Australian cut to PA aid

July 10, 2018 - The Australian

"Nabil Shaath — who advises PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas on foreign affairs and international relations — told a television station he had been 'angered greatly' by the decision, Palestinian Media Watch reported."

TOI reports on PMW bulletin about Ramallah lynchers

July 6, 2018 - The Times of Israel

"An official PA television program recently honored three Palestinians who took part in the vicious lynching of a pair of Israeli reservists at the start of the Second Intifada, a media watchdog [PMW] said."

PMW findings featured in Jpost editorial

July 5, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post

"Just last week, according to Palestinian Media Watch, official PA TV broadcast a song to pregnant Palestinians saying 'your fetus will be a martyr for Palestine.'"

PMW participates in parliamentary committee as Israeli “pay-to-slay” bill passes through

June 27, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post

"Representatives of Palestinian Media Watch told the committee that during the week in which the legislation was postponed, the amount the PA gave terrorists and their families was more than 23 million shekels."

Israeli Minister of Public Security adopts PMW complaint, requests Attorney General open police investigation against PA leader Rajoub

June 21, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post

"Public Security minister: Palestinian Media Watch supplied evidence of his clear incitement to murder"

PMW director interviewed about delay in passage of Israeli “pay-to-slay” bill

June 18, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post

"Itamar Marcus, the director of PMW, said he was very concerned by possible negative international repercussions of the government’s decision to review the proposed law."

PMW interviewed by JNS on Israeli Parliament’s “pay-to-slay” bill

June 15, 2018 - JNS.org

"The Israeli bill... will force the P.A. to decide if it will use foreign aid for building infrastructure or killing Israelis, according to Maurice Hirsch of Palestinian Media Watch."

Israeli version of Taylor Force Act heads to final vote, with PMW’s input

June 11, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post

"Maurice Hirsch, current head of Legal Strategies for PMW, suggested that, if flexibility is necessary in order for the law it pass, any freezing of the deductions would require approval from the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee..."

NY Post op-ed cites PMW findings in call to hold the PA responsible for ‘pay-to-slay’ policy

June 7, 2018 - New York Post

"For example, in 2014, Palestinian Media Watch noted that when pressure was put on the PA to stop paying terrorists, it shut down the PA Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs."

PMW participates in parliamentary committee discussing Israeli version of Taylor Force Act

May 15, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post

"Maurice Hirsch, current head of Legal Strategies for Palestinian Media Watch, also argued that the Defense Ministry bill would be ineffective."

PMW director interviewed by JNS prior to committee hearing on Israeli equivalent to Taylor Force Act

May 14, 2018 - JNS.org

Itamar Marcus, founder of PMW, an Israeli nongovernmental organization (NGO) that monitors payments made by the P.A. to terrorists and their families told JNS that “the waiver makes the law completely ineffective.”

Article in JNS highlights PMW's efforts in Israeli Parliament against PA terror salaries

May 2, 2018 - JNS.org

"Much of the work to uncover the advanced payment schemes and to inform government officials in Israel, the US and in the EU has been organized and researched by Palestinian Media Watch."

Article about congressmen calling for disclosure of US aid to PA quotes PMW report

Apr. 25, 2018 - The Washington Free Beacon

"... the PA is slated to spend at least eight percent of its 2018 budget on its so-called martyr's fund... according to Palestinian Media Watch."

PMW director interviewed by CBN News on PA continuation of terror salaries policy

Apr. 20, 2018 - CBN News

"The passing of the Taylor Force Act by Congress... is a very, very important message to the Palestinian Authority that when you reward terror, you can no longer receive American aid," Itamar Marcus, director of PMW told CBN News."

Times of Israel covers PA TV appropriation of Holocaust photo, exposed by PMW

Apr. 11, 2018 - The Times of Israel

"In an April 9 report on the 70th anniversary of the Deir Yassin events, Palestine TV used an image from the Nazi camp at Nordhausen... to describe what took place at the Arab village in 1948, the Palestinian Media Watch group said."

Times of Israel covers PMW-exposed sermon by Abbas' advisor criticizing Hamas' exploitation of Palestinian deaths for media coverage

Apr. 8, 2018 - The Times of Israel

"Al-Habbash said in a sermon on Friday — broadcast on PA TV and picked up and translated by the Israeli watchdog group Palestinian Media Watch..."

PMW director interviewed by CBN News on Hamas encouragment of riots on Israel-Gaza border

Apr. 5, 2018 - CBN News

"Itamar Marcus, director of the Palestinian Media Watch, told CBN News Hamas wants people to be killed."

Washington Free Beacon quotes PMW findings in article on PA noncompliance with US legislation on terror salaries

Mar. 30, 2018 - The Washington Free Beacon

"The 2018 PA budget further codifies this policy, according to Palestinian Media Watch..."

US and Israeli leaders respond to PMW report on PA 2018 budget calling to cut funding to PA

Mar. 29, 2018

US and Israeli leaders have responded to PMW's report with calls to cut funding to the PA.

Jer. Post: PMW and bereaved families submit complaint to police against Palestinian leader Jibril Rajoub

Mar. 9, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post

Yesterday, Palestinian Media Watch and three bereaved families submitted a complaint to the police against Palestinian leader Jibril Rajoub. (Mar. 9, 2018)