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Iran Promises to Pay Family of Every Palestinian ‘Martyr’ $7,000
by Abraham Rabinovich
February 24, 2016

Iran on Wednesday stoked the current round of violence on the West Bank and Jerusalem by promising to pay the family of every Palestinian “martyr” $7,000 and to pay $30,000 for every home of a terrorist demolished by Israel.The announcement was made in Beirut by the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Fathali, in the presence of representatives of several Palestinian factions. “Continuing Iran’s support for the oppressed Palestinian people,” said Fathali, “Iran announces the provision of financial aid to families of Palestinian martyrs who were killed in the ‘Jerusalem intifada.’” He said the aid will be conveyed through the Palestinian branch of the Shahid Institution, which was established in 1992 in Iran. Fathali called on the Arab Muslim nation to rally around the Palestinian cause. READ MORE