Israel says it will withhold the 40% of the revenues it says go to Gaza.
Share on email Biden administration officials have said they believe suspending the transfer of any of the money will further destabilize the Palestinian Authority and its security services in the occupied West Bank.Israel's far-right ultranationalist finance minister had initially decided to suspend the transfer of all of the funds.During an Israeli cabinet meeting on Thursday, ministers discussed withholding only part of the funds they said go to Gaza.
Several Israeli officials, including the chiefs of Israel's intelligence agencies and the coordinator of operations in the Palestinian territories, expressed opposition to withholding any of the funds, warning such a move could have negative consequences in the West Bank, according to three Israeli officials.
But after the discussion, the cabinet decided to withhold 40% of the revenues — funds it claimed the Palestinian Authority used to pay salaries in Gaza.A senior White House official said in a briefing with reporters Friday evening that the Biden administration opposes Israel's decision. "This is not the time, in our view, to withhold funds for the Palestinian Authority. Quite the opposite We need to maintain stability in the West Bank," the official said.
"Hamas is an enemy of the Palestinian Authority, as we all know, and so that very much remains our view," the White House official said.Share on twitter
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