Post by Supermentalita on Jan 3, 2018 12:20:54 GMT
A spokesperson for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said that Jerusalem is not for sale, responding to a threat by US President Donald Trump to cut annual aid to the Palestinian Authority.
www.rt.com/news/414878-jerusalem-not-for-sale/
The threat from Trump came in a tweet on Tuesday, which said the US could cut its $300 million annual aid to Palestinians because it gets “no appreciation or respect” in return.
“They don't even want to negotiate a long overdue peace treaty with Israel... with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?” it read.
The remark was widely condemned by the Palestinian side, which is angry at the US over Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Jewish state annexed the eastern part of the city after capturing it during the 1967 war, but the Israeli move was rejected by the world community until 2017.
www.rt.com/news/414878-jerusalem-not-for-sale/
The threat from Trump came in a tweet on Tuesday, which said the US could cut its $300 million annual aid to Palestinians because it gets “no appreciation or respect” in return.
“They don't even want to negotiate a long overdue peace treaty with Israel... with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?” it read.
The remark was widely condemned by the Palestinian side, which is angry at the US over Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Jewish state annexed the eastern part of the city after capturing it during the 1967 war, but the Israeli move was rejected by the world community until 2017.
