Palestinians condemn Israeli ‘piracy’ of Palestinian funds
Israel’s decision to deduct millions of dollars from funds has the Palestinians condemning it as ‘piracy of the Palestinian people’s money’ in violation of signed agreements
will cut around 5 percent of tax handovers to the Palestinian Authority over its financial support for jailed Palestinians and their families, in another major setback for the Palestinian Authority, which faces constant budget shortfalls. Palestinians condemned the Israeli decision as “piracy of the Palestinian people’s money.” “The Palestinian Authority views the approval of the decision to deduct funds as a piracy of the Palestinian people’s money and as a unilateral violation of the agreements signed between the two sides, such as the Paris agreement,” President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman, Abu Rudaina, said in a statement, referring to economic relations between Palestinians and Israelis as laid out in the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords, as reported by Palestinian news agency WAFA.
In addition, the PLO Department of Public Diplomacy and Policy said in a statement late Sunday, “The Israeli
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