The Office of Prisoners, Martyrs, and the Wounded in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has paused before the recent developments regarding the social protection system, specifically what was stated in the “Palestinian National Foundation for Economic Empowerment” statement in response to the “israel” occupation government’s statements, and emphasizes the following:
First: The entitlements of prisoners, martyrs, and the wounded are a red line and a legal and national right stemming from their status as symbols of the Palestinian struggle. Limiting the payment of these allocations to the “social need” criterion alone ignores the political and legal dimensions guaranteed by successive Palestinian systems for these struggling groups.
Second: We absolutely reject transforming the file of the rights of prisoners, martyrs, and the wounded into a “social” path through the “Economic Empowerment Foundation,” and we consider this a political flaw that granted the zionist occupation cover to pirate our funds. We emphasize that this foundation is not authorized to provide any pledges or clarifications affecting the rights of this struggling segment, and we renew our demand to cancel this direction immediately and restore consideration for the “Prisoner Care Law” as the sole national reference that does not accept bargaining.
Third: The incitement campaign led by ministers of the “israel” occupation government aims to criminalize the Palestinian struggle and label it as terrorism; therefore, we believe that the response to these allegations must be based on defending the legitimacy of Palestinian rights and the rights and sacrifices of prisoners and martyrs, instead of providing international justifications and pledges that may be understood as a response to occupation pressure or a retreat from national commitments.
Fourth: We call on the official Palestinian leadership and relevant authorities to review the new mechanisms included in this law, and we stress that canceling the previous systems that organized the rights of prisoners according to years of imprisonment and sacrifice, and replacing them with a social research system, is outside the national consensus and rejected by all sectors of our people, as it raises serious concern among thousands of families and leads to the exclusion of broad categories that sacrificed for the homeland.
Fifth: We emphasize the importance of governance and transparency in our national institutions; however, we stress that reform must stem from the interest of our people and our national consensus, away from any international conditions that affect the essence of the Palestinian cause or touch the dignity of the fighters and their families.
Sixth: We demand the opening of a comprehensive national dialogue including political forces, human rights institutions, and representatives of prisoners, to reach a formula that preserves for the prisoners, martyrs, and their families their status and fixed financial rights as an inalienable national entitlement.
Seventh: Loyalty to the sacrifices of prisoners and martyrs is the true criterion for the social protection system, and what experience has proven is that sacrificing the rights of fighters was nothing but an entry point for more pressure, conditions, and concessions, for which our entire people will pay the price.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and the Wounded
December 19, 2025