Palestinian government rejects transferring withheld tax revenues to Trump's Board of Peace, saying the funds are Palestinian and must go to unpaid public-sector salaries. Israel is withholding over $6 billion in clearance revenues, 68% of Palestine's income.
The Palestinian government on Wednesday rejected any arrangements to transfer tax revenues withheld by Israel to the Board of Peace established by Donald Trump. Mohammed Abu al-Rub, director of the Palestinian Government Communication Center, said the revenues constitute 68 percent of Palestine's income and that Israel is withholding more than 6 billion U.S. dollars in Palestinian tax revenues.
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