S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 This Wednesday (30th), Israel announced that it has decided to release approximately US$ 100 million which belong to the Palestinian National Authority, but were seized in retaliation for Palestine\u2019s acceptance as a non-member state of the United Nations in October 2012. <\/p>\n
The sum consists of tax money collected by Israel on behalf of the Palestinians, and is likely to be spent on lowering the account deficit of the new state, which is having trouble paying public sector salaries and meeting basic needs of its people. <\/p>\n
The decision to release the funds was announced by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a meeting last Tuesday (29th) with Britain\u2019s prime minister Tony Blair, who is the envoy of the United States, Russia, European Union and United nations, a group known as the Quartet, for peace talks in the Middle East. <\/p>\n
Israel stressed that the measure is a one-time affair and will not repeat itself next month. A meeting of authorities from the two countries has been scheduled for this Wednesday (30th) to determine the exact sum to be paid by Israel. The withholding of the tax money was met with strong mobilization on the part of the Arab League and Arab countries to garner financial support to Palestinians. <\/p>\n
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