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Steven Emerson,
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December 3, 2015
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Palestinian
Intelligence Officer Responsible for Terrorist Attack Targeting Israelis
by IPT News • Dec 3, 2015 at
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A Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence officer shot and injured an
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and Israeli civilian outside Jerusalem
on Thursday, according to Ma'an News and reported by the Jerusalem Post.
The terrorist – Mazen Hassan from Abu Dis in eastern Jerusalem – got out
of his vehicle at the Hizma checkpoint and began firing at Israeli
soldiers. IDF forces returned fire and killed the terrorist.
Past participation among Palestinian Authority security forces in
terrorist activities is well documented.
Nevertheless, both Israeli and Palestinian sources revealed that the PA
foiled more than 100 stabbing plots targeting Israelis by young Palestinian
men and women in recent months, the Times of Israel reports. Security cooperation with the Palestinian
security forces and simultaneous promotion of terrorist attacks against
Israelis from across the Palestinian political spectrum contributes to a
major dilemma facing the Jewish state.
Official Palestinian Authority policy provides monthly payments for convicted terrorists held
in Israeli prisons, with longer sentences resulting in increased financing
for the terrorist's family.
In January, a jury in New York saw the document outlining the PA's policy during a civil trial
introduced by American victims of Palestinian terrorist
attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004. Jurors awarded the victims $218.5 million in damages in
February. Under U.S. counter-terror laws, that award is tripled to $655
million. The PA is appealing the judgment.
The attacks under scrutiny were conducted by branches of the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian Authority (PA), their employees
or others who received assistance from these organizations.
According to court documents, PA employees convicted of terrorism
continued to receive salaries and benefits despite being jailed. According
to the 2004 regulation, prisoners serving up to five years in Israeli jails
earned 1,300 shekels per month, while inmates in prison for
over 25 years earned 4,000 shekels.
Despite Israeli efforts to bolster the PA to enhance the West Bank's security
situation, the PA under President Mahmoud Abbas' leadership continues to
engage in violent and systematic incitement, fueling the ongoing wave of terrorist
attacks targeting Israelis.
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