Fatah Gunmen Demand PA Pay Raise

Former members of Fatah’s armed wing, the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, demanded yesterday that the Palestinian Authority raise their salaries, saying the monthly 1,500 shekel that each one receives was not enough.

Muhammad al-Ashkar, a spokesman for the group in Tulkarem, said that he and his comrades would stage demonstrations if a raise wasn’t forthcoming, noting that a hunger-strike may be coming if they don’t get an increase in their pay.

About 20 Fatah terrorists agreed 4 years ago to lay down their weapons in return for a pardon from Israel. Since that time, said al-Ashkar, each of the gunmen has been receiving a monthly salary of 1500 shekel from the PA government.

{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}