The compensation for violence and terror against Jews has been described as part of the ethos of Palestinian society and is considered sacred in Palestinian politics. So let me get this straight: the PA, which pays Palestinian citizens to maim, murder, and terrorize Jews, calls efforts to stop those "pay to slay" payments "aggression against the Palestinian people?" The Trump administration cut over $200 million in bilateral Palestinian aid and reduced UNRWA funding by $300 million. As a result, the Biden administration resumed payments to the PA, thus allowing the PA to easily redirect U.S. aid payments to the "pay to slay" program. The U.S. gives aid to the Palestinian territories in two ways:Direct funds to the Palestinian territories (also called bilateral aid).