Palestinian Media Watch

The Palestinian Authority is reinforcing and institutionalizing notorious 'pay-for-slay' policy

The Foreign Ministry statement included a picture of a Palestinian Authority court ruling, which PMW claimed ruled in favor of a terrorist prisoner whose pay-for-slay salary had been suspended.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The West Bank security barrier near Abu Dis, pictured in February 2020; illustrative.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

Despite pledge to end ‘pay-for-slay,’ Ramallah hides millions in terror stipends

A report by Palestinian Media Watch claims the PA continued pay-for-slay payments in secret by routing funds through civil service, security, and pension frameworks.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2023.

Palestinian Authority reiterates support for China’s 'One China' policy amid Taiwan tensions

Palestinian Media Watch said PA statements carried by official outlets in late December and early January backed Beijing’s stance on Taiwan, days after China held high-profile military drills.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian Authority chair Mahmoud Abbas against backdrop of October 7 destruction and Palestinian flag. (illustration)

PMW warns UN: Palestinian statehood without PA reform would empower more terrorism

The report claims that the PA’s responses to the killing of Jews and Israelis have set a precedent that normalizes and encourages violence and terror.

|ByANOUK CARTER-DORF, ESTHER DAVIS

Qu’as-tu appris de beau à l’école ?

Le travail inlassable de l’ONG Palestinian Media Watch pour démontrer la haine d’Israël véhiculée par l’Autorité Palestinienne semble enfin porter ses fruits

JUNE 25, 2017ByELLI WOHLGELERNTER
Professeur des écoles voilée, dans une école de l’UNRWA