A top Palestinian official accuses Israel of trying to topple the Palestinian Authority by continuing its freeze on millions of dollars in crucial tax monies.
Speaking to Voice of Palestine radio, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat demands world action to pressure Israel into releasing monies owed to the Palestinian Authority which were frozen as a punitive measure nearly two months ago.
“Israel is aiming to collapse the Palestinian Authority with all its institutions, so the international community should do much more than stating what the results of such move might be,” Erekat says.
“This money is not Israeli money nor donors’ money, this is an unprecedented act of piracy,” he rails.
“Israel has been doing its best to lead to the PA collapse for years, Netanyahu wants a PA without any authority and now he withholds the funds in order to make it collapse,” Erakat says, demanding the international community do “much more” than merely issuing statements of condemnation.
— AFP
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