These are just some of the incredible stories behind the tantalizing and anti-semitic policy of the Palestinian Authority to incentivize terrorism against Israelis: a $300 million/year terror machine.

The Palestinian Authority, a widely considered moderate government whose leaders wear European suits and ties, maintains as their top priority a multi-billion dollar terror machine: the Pay for Slay infrastructure providing stipends to terrorists.

In this fascinating conversation of Or Yissachar, IDSF’s Head of Research, with Brigadier General (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, former Head of Research Division in the IDF Intelligence Corps, and Lieutenant Colonel Adv. Maurice Hirsch, former IDF Head of Military Prosecution for Judea and Samaria, we explain how the PA has institutionalized terrorism and anchored it in law. Its terrorism budget is 80 times per capita higher than its health budget. Namely, instead of constructing new hospitals or helping families in need, the PA prioritizes the murder of Jews.

Is that really a peace partner?

Alas, no. The PA must be regarded as a terror organization that inflames the conflict, a strategic threat on Israel’s security. It cannot keep pleading to the international community to come to its rescue.

“If you spend hundreds of millions on bankrolling terrorists and corruption, on one hand, you cannot hold out your other hand and expect to be bailed out when you go broke.

The PA has made terrorism its business model, and as such, we simply cannot continue with ‘business as usual’.
The Palestinian Authorty is stealing the future of Palestinian children while endagering that of Israeli children.”

To the full research on Pay for Slay

הפוסט Security Briefing #2: Pay for Slay – “a Terrorist Asked Me for a Longer Jail Sentence” הופיע לראשונה ב-IDSF.

What is the glass ceiling of diplomacy and sanctions when dealing with Tehran, as opposed to a credible military threat?
Is a bad deal better than no deal?

How effective where the limitations put in place, including “the most comprehensive and intrusive supervision mechanism ever to have been put in an agreement”?

And what are the broader ramifications of containment and disinterest vis-à-vis Iran – regional nuclear arms race, green light to Putin’s Russia and Xi’s China to become more aggressive, fundamental change of the world order?

The 2015 JCPOA, or the Iran Nuclear Deal, has led to the polar opposite result from the one promised: with the new funds it received and its economy booming, Iran has boosted its regional aggression and terror funding budget all while continuing clandestine nuclear activity ignored by the superpowers. It has turned out to be an uncovered cheque, while the anticipated renewed deal will likely not include a sanctions snapback mechanism or a real option to monitor Iran’s race toward the bomb.

Intro music: A Journey to the End of the Millennium – Fugue in eb minor / Ron Weidberg

הפוסט Security Briefing #1: “Ideal vs Deal” on the Iran Nuclear Deal / Brig. Gen. (res) Yossi Kuperwasser הופיע לראשונה ב-IDSF.