Palestinian Terrorist President Mahmoud Abbas Reaffirms “Pay-to-Slay” Policy: If We Have Only a Single Penny Left. It Will Go to the Prisoners and the Martyrs – I Will Not Allow Any Reduction in Our Commitments to Them

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed in a February 20, 2025, speech at the Fatah Revolutionary Council that the Palestinian Authority would continue its payments to Palestinians who committed terrorist attacks against Israelis, also known as "pay-to-slay." He reiterated that if Palestinians had only a single penny left, it would go to the prisoners and the families of the "martyrs." Abbas stated that the prisoners and martyrs are the "most dear" to Palestinians, and he would not allow payments to them to be reduced.

It is worth noting that in the version of this speech aired on Palestinian TV and posted on Abbas's Facebook page, any reference to the continued payments to prisoners and “martyr” families was redacted.

PA President Abbas Reaffirms “Pay-to-Slay” Policy | MEMRI