Israel to deduct Palestinian tax money over payments to terrorists’ families

Israel said on Sunday it would punish Palestinians for the practice of paying terrorists for attacks against Israelis by freezing tax payments it collects for the Palestinian Authority (PA).

The amount withheld would balance the amount the PA pays to Palestinian attackers and their families, the so-called “pay for slay” arrangement which was approved by the security cabinet of recently appointed Prime Minister Naftali Bennet