Israel to cut additional NIS 150m. from Palestinians over terror payments
Tax revenues constitute 65% of the PA’s budget, and the previous Israeli cuts amounted to 6% of that sum.
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (third left) and other members of the new government attend the swearing-in ceremony in Ramallah last month.(photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH