TIMES OF ISRAEL
Abbas said enraged by Kushner meet, refuses to halt pay even to worst terrorists
by Staff
June 23, 2017

A meeting between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and senior White House official Jared Kushner reportedly left the Palestinian leader fuming and refusing to agree to watered-down demands that Ramallah cut off payments for some convicted terrorists and their families. According to Palestinian sources quoted in Hebrew and Arabic media Friday, Abbas and his advisers accused the US of taking Israel’s side and refused a demand to stop paying salaries to several hundred prisoners serving time for the most serious crimes…US sources confirmed that the payments to prisoners and incitement were discussed, but denied that they clouded the talks. READ MORE

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