RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry has strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset’s approval of a bill expanding deductions from Palestinian clearance tax revenues.
The Ministry described the legislation as a colonial measure that forms part of a systematic policy of an unlawful appropriation of Palestinian funds.
The Ministry stressed that this law is a flagrant violation of signed agreements and international law. It warned that the continued withholding and unlawful deductions from Palestinian revenues severely undermine economic and humanitarian conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory and threaten regional stability.
Source and verification
The criticism is attributed to the Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry. Terms such as “piracy” reflect the ministry’s characterization of the bill.
Why it matters
Clearance revenues are central to the Palestinian Authority’s ability to pay salaries and provide public services.
Last Updated on 1 month ago by The Voice of Ummah Editorial Team
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