PA daily: Salaries of Martyrs and prisoners, an obligation for entire world

Excerpt of op-ed by Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul, regular columnist for the official PA daily

"Rather than the states of Europe taking a strong position in favor of the Palestinian leadership's decision not to accept the Palestinian tax money if even one penny is missing (referring to the PA's response to Israel's Anti "Pay-for-Slay" Law to deduct terrorist salaries; see note below –Ed.)… the European Union demands of [the PA leadership] as follows:

1. To accept the partial [money] until a resolution is found for the problem with Israel.
2. To succumb to the extortion of the Israeli ethnic cleansing state in everything related to the salaries of the relatives of the Martyrs (Shahids) and the prisoners, [and] to transfer their salaries to the [PA] Ministry of Welfare and treat the matter on a social and needs basis (referring to an EU proposal; see note below –Ed.)… such that the prisoners and Martyrs would become beggars instead of patriotic fighters. These European states are ignoring the fact that the salaries of the Martyrs and the prisoners are an obligation imposed on every Palestinian and the entire world, and primarily aging Europe, as they are symbols of a national liberation struggle and symbols of which the Palestinian people is proud. The terrorists are the Zionist Israelis, as they murder, steal land, and are hostile towards peace and coexistence."

Israel's Anti "Pay-for-Slay" Law

EU proposal of welfare rather than terror salaries