PA Civil Affairs Head: Salaries of prisoners and Martyrs will be paid “at all costs”
Text posted on the Facebook page of Fatah Central Committee member and Head of Civil Affairs in the PA Hussein Al-Sheikh on Oct. 4, 2019; Text in Arabic also appeared in the PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida on Oct. 5, 2019
Text posted in English and Arabic: “(All errors in source –Ed.) On Thursday 3rd of October 2019, I have met with the #Israeli Minister of #Finance [Moshe Kahlon] and have discussed all outstanding issues. We have reached an agreement to activate joint committees to examine all issues which will commence their duties next Sunday. The agreement was also on transferring a payment from the #PA’s financial dues. The dispute remains over the salaries of the families of #prisoners and #martyrs (refers to Israel’s Anti “Pay-for-Slay” Law to deduct terror salaries; see note below –Ed.). We are determined to pay their dues at all costs.”