Senior Palestinian officials are reacting with outrage after the White House froze tens of millions of dollars in contributions to a UN agency tasked with providing aid to Palestinian refugees, a move they are decrying as cruel and blatantly biased.
Hanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, says the freeze amounts to “cruelty” toward an “innocent and vulnerable population.”
The Palestinian envoy to Washington, Husam Zomlot, says: “Palestinian refugees and children’s access to basic humanitarian services, such as food, health care and education, is not a bargaining chip but a US and international obligation.”
Palestinian officials are also accusing Trump of chipping away at issues long considered up for negotiation as part of a comprehensive resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the status of Jerusalem and the plight of refugees and their descendants.
This afternoon, around 500 Palestinians are protesting against the freeze in the Gaza Strip.
— with AFP
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