Israel is to blame for the Palestinian Authority's financial crisis, the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Thursday, following a donor conference in Brussels organised by the European Union to shore up support for the weakened body.
“We expect them to pay our money fully and quickly,” Mr Mustafa said. “If Israel followed the laws and the agreements signed, and paid our money, we would not need the support of anyone, hopefully, at least not at this level.”
Speaking alongside Mr Mustafa, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica said that Europe is applying strong pressure on Israel to release billions of dollars in withheld taxes that threaten the continued delivery of services to Palestinians in the West Bank.
The EU, t
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