PA Prime Minister to US senators: We do not fund terror
Headline: “Shtayyeh as he received an American delegation of senators: The voices of those opposing Trump’s positions on Palestine need to be heard”
“[PA] Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh emphasized that it is important that American voices that support the two-state solution according to the international decisions and the agreements that were signed be heard, at a time when the American administration led by [US President Donald] Trump is crossing the line in its clear bias in favor of Israel. Shtayyeh said this yesterday [April 24, 2019] while he received a delegation from the American Senate, led by Senator Mitt Romney and Senator Chris Murphy…
Shtayyeh said: ‘The Palestinian position to refuse to accept the tax money from Israel after the illegal deduction that Israel carried out (refers to the Anti “Pay-for-Slay” Law to deduct terrorist salaries; see note below –Ed.) stems from national, legal, and political goals, as accepting the money means confirming the Israeli claim that we are funding terror by paying the salaries (rawatib) of the families of the Martyrs (Shahids) and the prisoners.’”