From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
WH: No more aid for those ‘spreading falsehoods’ about US
A senior White House official says US President Donald Trump will cut aid to those who “spread falsehoods” about the US, hours after a top Palestinian official claimed that Trump’s threat to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the PA would result in “starv[ing] Palestinian children in refugee camps.”
“The President is a master dealmaker and is as committed to trying to achieve the ultimate peace deal as ever but he will not tolerate falsehoods being spread about America and our positions—and he certainly will not spend taxpayer dollars to subsidize those who spread them,” an administration official tells The Times of Israel.
The official said Trump’s administration “remain[s] hard at work on our comprehensive peace plan which will benefit both Israelis and Palestinians and will be unveiled when it is ready and the time is right.”
Earlier, the longtime senior Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said Trump’s threat to cut aid to the Palestinians would lead to children starving in refugee camps and that the America leader was emboldening Israel to commit crimes against international law.
The Times of Israel Community.