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The Releases of Terrorists and Pay-for-Slay Made Oct. 7 Possible
PJ Media ^ | 08/01/2026 | Catherine Salgado

Posted on 08/01/2026 9:08:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

A newly published investigation highlighted issues that have long been overlooked — namely, that deals forcing Israel to release hundreds of terrorists and the unending Palestinian Authority (PA) pay-for-slay program fueled more terrorism, including the Oct. 7 atrocities.

Over 650 jihadis with ties to the Oct. 7 atrocities reportedly received "pay-for-slay" payouts, while over 150 terrorists released through the U.S.-brokered Gaza "peace deal" became automatic millionaires through the same means. But years before that 2023 day when Palestinian jihadis raped, murdered, tortured, and kidnapped 1,200 innocents to enthusiastic support from Gazans, pay-for-slay was funding multiple generations of terrorists. And we’re talking more than $5 billion in pay-for-slay just since 2011.

A study published July 30 at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) found the following:

The PA established a comprehensive statutory framework governing financial benefits for terrorist prisoners and released terrorists.

Over time, the remuneration system expanded beyond monthly salaries to include release grants, guaranteed employment within the PA apparatus, and continuing financial support where employment was unavailable.

The legal framework progressively increased both the level of financial benefits and the institutional obligations imposed upon the PA toward terrorist prisoners and released terrorists.

Numerous terrorists released under the 2011 Shalit prisoner exchange resumed terrorist activity shortly after their release.

Many of those individuals subsequently occupied senior positions within Hamas’ political, military, financial, and security leadership.

Because Israelis value each individual’s life and Palestinians exploit that moral superiority, the Gilad Shalit deal released over a thousand jihadis for just one Israeli soldier. One of the traded jihadis was Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct. 7. After that deal, Shalit got married and helped victims of terrorism. Sinwar plotted Oct. 7...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Hamas; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; palestine; terrorists

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1 posted on 08/01/2026 9:08:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Hamas in Gaza funded by Qatar prior to October 7th allowed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep Palestinian factions split up between Abbas in “West Bank” Hamas in Gaza.

Criminal probe in Israel of Qatar $ to Netanyahu aides before and after October 7th “Qatargate”.


2 posted on 08/01/2026 9:11:49 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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