Israeli Ambassador Danon: UN Security Council Must Stop Palestinian Authority From Paying Terrorists

"Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon demanded Thursday that the UN Security Council intervene to end Palestinian Authority payments to jailed terrorists and their families, saying the PA policy incentivizes terror attacks on Jews and prevents the establishment of peace between Israel and the PA.

While Israel has raised the issue in the past with US, Danon called upon the 15-member Security Council to take action against the policy of funding terrorists after they commit attacks, and offering monthly stipends to their families.

'The Security Council must act immediately to put an end to the funding of terrorists by the Palestinian Authority. Aid provided by the donor countries to the PA every year ends up funding terrorist who murdered innocent Israelis,' Danon said in a presser outside of the Security Council..."