Israel To Cut 176 Million USD From Palestinian Tax Revenues
JERUSALEM, Aug 1 (NNN-PNA) – Israel decided yesterday, to withhold 600 million shekels (176 million U.S. dollars) in tax revenues it has collected for the Palestinian Authority, to offset the latter’s compensation for “attackers” against Israelis.
The Israeli security cabinet voted to deduct in phases, the same amount from the tax revenues, as the Palestinian Authority has paid to the families of killed or wounded attackers, the state-owned Kan TV news reported.