(MENAFN- QNA) Israel is withholding $127 million in tax revenue it collects for the Palestinian Authority in response to its move last week to join the International Criminal Court.
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said Saturday the Israeli move could lead to the disintegration of the 20-year-old authority because it would be unable to pay government workers or provide public services. He vowed to retaliate by expediting the petitions to join the court and other international agencies and said Israel "will be held accountable for everything."
"He will be solely responsible for the Palestinians under occupation in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem," Erekat said of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
"It’s our tax money. It’s our people’s money," Erekat said, accusing Israel of "destroying" the Palestinian Authority.
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