Israel Matzav

'Palestinian Authority' funding and participating in anti-'security fence' demos

The 'Palestinian Authority' is funding, and senior members of the 'Palestinian Authority's leadership are participating in, violent, weekly demonstrations against the 'security fence' that has kept suicide bombers out of the 1949 armistice lines for most of the last five years.

The Palestinian Authority is funding and even participating in violent demonstrations against the construction of the West Bank security barrier, defense officials said on Thursday, warning that if not controlled the protests could escalate into a new wave of a Palestinian resistance.

The IDF has noted a growing presence of PA government officials at the weekly demonstrations north of Modi’in Illit, in Bil’in, Na’alin and near the settlement of Neveh Tzuf (Halamish), where a top PA official was spotted two weeks ago.

According to information obtained by Israel, the escalation and funding has been endorsed by the PA’s President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.

“We have reason to believe that the PA is supporting and funding these demonstrations,” one official said. “We are afraid that this will spin out of control.”

And guess what folks: If the 'Palestinian Authority' is funding those demonstrations, guess who is really funding them? Uh huh. Those are your tax shekels (and dollars) at work.

What could go wrong?

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:58 AM