Posted on 09/03/2009 5:48:18 AM PDT by SJackson
(IsraelNN.com) The Palestinian Authority has voted to allocate one million shekels – more than $250,000 – for presents for terrorists imprisoned in Israel. The money will be distributed in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The gifts were announced at a time when PA leaders say they are facing a severe budget crisis, and have turned to international backers to provide funds. The PA gets billions of dollars a year in international aid, primarily from the United States and the European Union.
The Ramadan gifts will be an addition to the normal monthly PA aid to prisoners serving time in Israel. Support is given not only to PA Arabs serving time, but also to Israeli Arabs convicted of security-related offenses, or in PA terms, “fighting the Israeli occupation.”
Prisoners are given between 1,000 and 4,000 shekels a month, with more money going to those serving the longest sentences. Prisoners get payments made to a pension plan as well, and after release, those who served longer sentences are given preference for government jobs.
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Financial crisis? Try returning your embezzlements and using them to actually help the people you pretend to represent.
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