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Norwegian Foreign Minister responds to MP's questions about PMW's report on salaries to terrorists

"The second question [Foreign Minister] Brende must answer deals with education [promoting] hatred of Jews in the Palestinian education system, and is based on another report by Palestinian Media Watch."

Headline: “The support program for prisoners is unacceptable” “In a meeting with [PA President] Mahmoud Abbas, Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende stressed that the current support program for prisoners should be abolished. Foreign Minister Brende (Conservatives) is on a new tour of the Middle...”

Abbas confirmed PMW's report that the PA is still paying imprisioned terrorists' salaries when confronted by the Norwegian Foriegn Minister.

Following the release of PMW's report, and a subsequent debate in Norwegian Parliament, the Norwegian FM promised to discuss the matter with Abbas.

"The Palestinian authorities are still paying money to Palestinian prisoners convicted of terror against Israel, according to a new [Palestinian Media Watch] report."

"Itamar Marcus is the founder of Palestinian Media Watch... This Friday he will be in Norway attending the European Israel conference held by With Israel For Peace (MIFF), but also to present the report "Education to hatred and terror" to Norwegian authorities."