Israel freezes funds it says aid attackers families Associated Press Text size Copy shortlink:
JERUSALEM Israel s Security Cabinet on Sunday froze nearly $200 million in tax transfers to the Palestinians that it said represented the amount of money the Palestinians transferred to the families of alleged attackers last year.
Under interim peace agreements, Israel collects hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes for the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority. The tax transfers are a key source of funding for the cash-strapped Palestinians.
Israel has long objected to the Palestinian martyrs fund, which provides stipends to thousands of families that have had relatives killed, wounded or imprisoned in the conflict with Israel.
La Jornada: Israel congela cerca de 200 millones de dólares en transferencias fiscales a la ANP
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