Abbas repeats terrorists are “most sacred,” won’t deny them salaries
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting with foreign journalists: "How can I accept this [Israeli deduction of our tax money] when it harms my right and harms people who have affected our lives: The Martyrs, who are our most sacred thing; the wounded, who are our most sacred thing; and the prisoners, who are our most sacred thing. I can’t deny them salaries just because Israel wants to call them 'terrorists.' That is something that no one would accept, and we will not accept it under any circumstances."