Supervisor of PA media honored for “the role that the official media plays" in support of terrorists and their families, including salaries
Headline: "The National Association of the Families of the Martyrs [of Palestine] honors Minister Ahmad Assaf"
"Secretary-General of the National Association of the Families of the Martyrs of Palestine Muhammad Sbeihat honored General Supervisor of the Official [PA] Media [with the rank of] Minister Ahmad Assaf for the role that the official media plays in serving the Martyrs and their families and the prisoners and their families…
Assaf emphasized that the Martyrs are more honorable than all of us, and that they and their families and the prisoners and their families constitute a Palestinian red line. He noted the firm and determined positions of [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership, [which were expressed] when His Honor [President Abbas] refused to accept the Palestinian tax money after the allowances of the families of the Martyrs and the prisoners were deducted from it (refers to the Israeli Anti "Pay-for-Slay” Law to deduct terror salaries; see note below –Ed.). He pointed out the president's statement: 'Even if we are left with only one penny, it will be the right of the families of the Martyrs and the prisoners.’"
AhmadAssaf also holds the positions of Chairman of the Board of the official PA news agency WAFA and General Supervisor of Fatah-run Awdah TV.
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