Mahmoud Abbas ends Palestinian Authority's payments to families of terrorists

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Mahmoud Abbas ends Palestinian Authority's payments to families of terrorists

(JTA) — The Palestinian Authority will no longer pay stipends to the families of convicted terrorists and other prisoners, in a gesture to President Donald Trump. The longstanding program determined the size of the stipend based on the length of a prisoner’s sentence, meaning that those who were convicted of the worst offenses often received the largest stipends. While Palestinians often view the...