Moreover, the documents provide details about the salaries of members of the Palestinian security forces who carried out terrorist attacks during the Second Intifada and are currently in prison in Israel. 

The documents show that Hamas bomb maker Abdullah Barghouti, who was given 67 life sentences, received over 250,000 shekels (about $65,000) from the PA in 2013. Ibrahim Hamed, the head of Hamas’ military wing in the West Bank who was given 54 life sentences, received a salary of over 200,000 shekels ($52,000) that year. Barghouti and Hamed were involved in the terrorist bombings at Cafe Moment, the Hebrew University, the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem, and a snooker club in Rishon Lezion. 

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Another terrorist earning a salary while in prison for killing Israelis is Muhammad Arman, who functioned as a liaison between Hamas and the Silwan cell, which executed some of the terrorist attacks. Arman, currently the top man in the Hamas leadership from inside Israeli prisons, is serving 36 life sentences. He also received in excess of 250,000 shekels in 2013. Other members of his cell received between 250,000 shekels and 300,000 shekels ($78,000) each. 

Palestinian Heroes…or Monsters ?

Female terrorists Kahara a-Saadi and Sunaa Sahada, who assisted the terrorist who carried out the bombing on King George Street in Jerusalem 13 years ago and were released as part of the exchange deal for captive IDF soldier Gilad Schalit, each received over 200,000 shekels from the PA. 

Former PA Prisoners Affairs Minister Ashraf al-Ajrami said in response to the report, “In the PA, these people are viewed as heroes and the social agencies are obligated to ensure the welfare of Palestinian prisoners and their families.”