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“At a press conference dealing with the occupation’s decision to deduct the prisoners’ allowances (mukhassasat) from the tax money (see note below –Ed.) and the administrative prisoners’ strike, a number of [Palestinian] spokesmen emphasized the need to oppose the Israeli ‘law’ that violates all of...”

Headline: “[PLO] Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs conference on the occupation’s terror and the racist laws against the prisoners” “The [PLO] Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs held a conference in Ramallah yesterday afternoon [Feb. 27, 2018] on the topic of ‘Israeli terror and legislation of racist...”

Headline: “Karake: The law deducting the allowances (mukhassasat) of the prisoners, Martyrs, and wounded is robbery and aggression against our people” “Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake emphasized in a statement that: ‘We will not submit to the Israeli financial...”

Headline: "Karake: What Israel pays to criminals and criminal prisoners exceeds what is paid to the occupation's victims" “Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake said that the Israeli occupation government allots a large budget to aiding criminal...”

Headline: “Karake: The issue of the prisoners is a black box filled with the occupation’s crimes” “Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake said that the Palestinian leadership, led by [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas, continues to protect the legal right of...”

Headline: "Karake: An unprecedented Israeli legal attack against the prisoners' rights" "Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake warned against the consequences of the unprecedented legal and diplomatic attack that the Israeli occupation government is carrying out against the..."

Headline: "Karake: The incitement against the aid to the families of the prisoners and Martyrs is aggression against the Palestinian entity" "Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners’ Affairs [Issa Karake] said that the Israeli incitement against the aid that the PA gives to..."

Headline: "Erekat: The Netanyahu government wants to divert the world's gaze from the continuation of the occupation" "Yesterday evening [June 15, 2017] the PLO Department for Negotiations held a feast to break the [Ramadan] fast for families of the prisoners in the occupation's prisons in the..."

"Director of [PLO] Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake said yesterday [June 12, 2017], during his meeting with families of prisoners and Martyrs (Shahids), that Israel as an occupying power can exploit its power to stop the Palestinian tax money to exert pressure and..."

Headline: “Karake: The prisoners’ statement supports the leadership and its orientation” “Director of PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake… viewed the appointment of Karim Younes (i.e., terrorist, murdered 1) as a member of the Fatah Central Committee as a response from the Fatah...”

Headline: "Al-Quds Open University celebrates the graduation of two prisoners" "Al-Quds Open University and the [PLO] Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners' Affairs yesterday [March 13, 2017] celebrated the graduation of prisoners Majdi Hussein Yusuf Al-Rimawi (i.e., terrorist,..."

Headline: “In its new conference – the Prisoners’ Club demands to unite the national discourse regarding the prisoners’ cause” PMW note: Palestinian Media Watch has presented in US Congress and in many European parliaments its findings on PA rewarding imprisoned terrorists with salaries. “During...”

"Karake expressed his opposition to all the Zionist attempts to pressure the PA and place it under financial siege for caring for the prisoners and their families. He said: ‘The prisoners are prisoners of freedom and warrior prisoners, as established by the four Geneva Conventions, which we..."

Headline: “Karake: We are striving to set fair regulations for [the benefit of] released prisoners and the prisoners in prison” “[PA] Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake disclosed that the compilation of regulations approved by the government over the last four years (the most recent being a...”

PA Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake visiting released prisoner Abd Al-Rahman Al-Haj “[PA] Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Karake announced that the prisoners’ issue is constantly and continuously on the government’s table, due to the great interest in this issue and to the search for...”

Headline: "Karake: 400 shekels paid to prisoners, and canteen allowance to be increased" "Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa Karake, said that the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs had paid every prisoner 400 shekels, in addition to his salary (Arabic: ratib), as clothing expenses. He added..."

Headline: “[PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa Karake] emphasized that the PA is one of the major employers of released prisoners – Karake calls upon the private sector and civil institutions to cooperate in employing released prisoners” “Karake said that the [Palestinian] government pays...”

Headline: “Payment of grants to released prisoners from the various districts of the homeland” “Yesterday, the Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs began paying release grants to 1,212 released prisoners from the various districts of the homeland. Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs, Issa Karake, said that...”