Following discussions convened by PM Netanyahu, Israel plans to hold more than $127 million in funds collected on behalf of the Palestinians for the month of December.
HAARETZ
Israel has decided to freeze the transfer of half a billion shekels (more than $127 million) in tax revenues collected on behalf of the Palestinians following the Palestinians’ recent attempts to join the International Criminal Court, an Israeli official has told Haaretz.
“The funds for the month of December were due to pass on Friday, but it was decided to half the transfer as part of the response to the Palestinian move,” the official said.
Israel, he said, would not let the Palestinians’ actions go unanswered. “We are a law-abiding nation that actively investigates its own conduct, and we can prove that easily.”
“So in regards to the international arena, we will not only defend ourselves against the Palestinians’ actions, we will also go on the offensive. And when it comes to war crimes, we have quite a bit of ammunition – the butter is smeared all over the heads of Abbas and his friends. They chose to go out into the sun, and there will be a price for that.”
The decision is the result of a meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Thursday to discuss Israel’s response to the Palestinian Authority’s application to join the ICC.
The meeting, which lasted about two hours, was attended by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen, officials from the various government ministries, the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security Service. A senior source at the Prime Minister’s Office said that the relevant professionals were invited to the meeting, among them the director-general of the foreign ministry.
Netanyahu on Thursday said Israel expects the International Criminal Court in The Hague to reject the Palestinian application due to the fact that it is not a state.
In a statement at the end of a meeting concerning the Palestinian ICC bid, the prime minister said that the ICC should reject the “hypocritical application by the Palestinian Authority” out of hand “since the Palestinian Authority is not a state.”
Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour submitted the request to join 22 international treaties, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court at the Hague on Friday evening to the UN offices in New York. The documents were signed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday.
The process of joining the ICC takes 90 days from the moment the documents are submitted.
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Foul Swine, all. It only seems right that they screw the Palestinians “tax” wise, they’ve been doing it to the U.S. wage-earner for almost 100 years.
Certifiably sick people
Israel, he said, would not let the Palestinians’ actions go unanswered. “We are a law-abiding nation that actively investigates its own conduct, and we can prove that easily.”
Thou shalt not kill (another Jew)
Thou shalt not steal (from another Jew)
Thou shalt not lie (to another Jew)
Thou shalt not worship other gods (Your Race is your God; that’s why it’s called JUDAISM, or JEW-ism).
Yeah, we know your “laws” and how they’re applied, trust us.
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The price that Palestinians must pay for freedom!!
No surprise and no wonder for those who did rob the Palestinians Homeland with Cities,Villages,Homes,Industries,Agricultures,Cultural,Medical years old compounds with ALL ITS HISTORICAL CONTENTS with ZERO cost, to usurpe few hundred million dollars on top over and above !!!!
So this Israeli official thinks its legally right for them to steal the money of the Palestinians? But Israel cannot occupy Palestinian land unless it’s obliterated? Nice! They following the Bible correctly.
Deuteronomy 7:1-4 1 People of Israel, the Lord your God will help you take the land of the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. These seven nations have more people and are stronger than Israel, but when you attack them, 2 the Lord will force them out of the land. Then you must destroy them without mercy. Don’t make any peace treaties with them, 3 and don’t let your sons and daughters marry any of them. 4 If you do, those people will lead your descendants to worship other gods and to turn their backs on the Lord. That will make him very angry, and he will quickly destroy Israel.
Shame so many people are being brainwashed by this we’ll soon run out of washing powder.
Foul Swine, all. It only seems right that they screw the Palestinians “tax” wise, they’ve been doing it to the U.S. wage-earner for almost 100 years.
Certifiably sick people
Israel, he said, would not let the Palestinians’ actions go unanswered. “We are a law-abiding nation that actively investigates its own conduct, and we can prove that easily.”
Thou shalt not kill (another Jew)
Thou shalt not steal (from another Jew)
Thou shalt not lie (to another Jew)
Thou shalt not worship other gods (Your Race is your God; that’s why it’s called JUDAISM, or JEW-ism).
Yeah, we know your “laws” and how they’re applied, trust us.
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The price that Palestinians must pay for freedom!!
No surprise and no wonder for those who did rob the Palestinians Homeland with Cities,Villages,Homes,Industries,Agricultures,Cultural,Medical years old compounds with ALL ITS HISTORICAL CONTENTS with ZERO cost, to usurpe few hundred million dollars on top over and above !!!!
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So this Israeli official thinks its legally right for them to steal the money of the Palestinians? But Israel cannot occupy Palestinian land unless it’s obliterated? Nice! They following the Bible correctly.
Deuteronomy 7:1-4 1 People of Israel, the Lord your God will help you take the land of the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. These seven nations have more people and are stronger than Israel, but when you attack them, 2 the Lord will force them out of the land. Then you must destroy them without mercy. Don’t make any peace treaties with them, 3 and don’t let your sons and daughters marry any of them. 4 If you do, those people will lead your descendants to worship other gods and to turn their backs on the Lord. That will make him very angry, and he will quickly destroy Israel.
Shame so many people are being brainwashed by this we’ll soon run out of washing powder.