| Also known as consequences. |
[Ynet] Senior Paleostinian official Saeb Erekat
...negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel. He has been chief Paleostinian negotiator since 1995. He is currently negotiating with Israel to establish a de jure Paleostinian state...
slammed Israel for its decision to withhold the transfer of some $125 million in tax funds to the Paleostinian Authority in response to their decision to join the International Crime Court in The Hague, telling local media it was a "war crime."
Erekat lashed out Israel, calling the move an act of "piracy" and a "collective punishment" against the Paleostinian people.
"If Israel thinks that through economic pressure it will succeed in diverting our approach from freedom and independence, then it is wrong," Erekat said.
"This money is not Israeli charity to the Paleostinian people? This is the money of the Paleostinian people and Israel is not a donor country."
Israel has stopped tax transfers before but such freezes have been short-lived. |