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“Fayyad: Israeli Suspension of Funds to Pa Won't Stop Unity”
by Jpost & Reuters   
May 1st, 2011

PA prime minister says Israeli economic sanctions in response to Hamas-Fatah reconciliation won't stop Palestinian unity deal.

 Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad on Sunday said that Israel's decision to withhold tax revenues from the PA will not prevent the unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah from occurring.

Fayyad said the PA was "in contact with all international influential forces and parties to stop Israel from taking these measures", the official WAFA news agency reported.

"Threats ... will not deter us from concluding our reconciliation process. It is our policy and we must work harder to end our divisions as soon as possible," added Fayyad.

Earlier on Sunday, Israel said it has suspended tax transfers to the Palestinians in response to PA President Mahmoud Abbas's bid to forge an alliance with rival Hamas terrorist group who are opposed to peace talks.

A senior Palestinian official in the West Bank condemned the move, saying Israel had no right to withhold Palestinian funds.

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said he had suspended a routine handover of NIS 300 million ($88 million) in customs and other levies that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians under interim peace deals.
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