Secretary-General of the Palestine Labor Union complains illegal Palestinian laborers “risk their lives” to work in Israel

Secretary-General of the Palestine Labor Union Shaher Sa'ad: "Today we are in one of the most difficult periods that the Palestinian laborer is undergoing, and we currently have a very large number [of Palestinian laborers] working within the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel), all of whom are risking their lives [to work there]. Each one [of them] is risking their life because they enter without [an entry permit]. They might be shot at, it might very well happen."

[Official PA TV News, Feb. 2, 2026]

Secretary-General of the Palestine Labor Union Sa'ad abruptly stopped mid-sentence ("Each one is risking their life because they enter without-") to avoid admitting that the Palestinian laborers he was talking about are illegal laborers who enter Israel without an entry permit.