Abbas Recognizes HAMAS-Parade Victims As 'Martyrs', PA To Support Their Families Report
President Recognizes Victims of Jabaliya and Al-Shuja'iyah Explosions as Martyrs"
by Ghassan al-Shami From Gaza: "
Intisar al-Wazir, head of the establishment for the support of martyrs' families and the injured, said that according to PA President Mahmud Abbas' instructions, the establishment decided yesterday to recognize all of the victims of the Jabaliya and al-Shuja'iyah explosions as Palestinian martyrs. They will enjoy all the relevant benefits ensuing from this arrangement. (passage omitted)
(Description of Source: Jerusalem Al-Quds in Arabic -- Independent, largest circulation Palestinian newspaper; supports Palestinian Authority and peace process)
I agree.
We discussed that very thing a few weeks ago.
The President authorized the funding.