Israeli Minister of Finance Smotrich is “a criminal and a murderer” for withholding Pay-for-Slay terror rewards – Fatah Spokesman
Fatah is defending PA terror salaries as a basic right, portraying Israel's deduction of those terror rewards as "theft" and demonizing Israel and the US for opposing payments that incentivize and glorify terrorism.
Fatah Spokesman in the Gaza Strip Mundhir Al-Hayek: "This man [Israeli Minister of Finance Smotrich] is a criminal and a murderer who is stealing our money, confiscating our tax money (i.e., Israel's law to deduct PA terror salaries), and preventing the families who receive salaries from living in dignity. This criminal Smotrich is now welcomed in the US."
[Fatah-run Awdah TV, Facebook page, June 1, 2026]