PA Threatens 'Significant Steps"
PA Spokesman: We're considering taking steps in response to Israel’s decision to accelerate construction and freeze taxes.
Palestinian Authority Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said on Thursday that the PA is considering taking “significant steps” in response to Israel’s decision to accelerate the construction of 2,000 homes in east Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.
Abu Rudeineh, who was interviewed on BBC Radio, said the PA will soon “change the Middle East” but would not provide additional details.
Meanwhile, the PA’s representative in the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has asked the UN Security Council to take action against Israel, saying the Israeli government in Jerusalem is “illegally stealing” the tax money it is supposed to transfer to the PA.
Mansour warned that unless Israel immediately ceases its actions, the already fragile situation in the region could further deteriorate.
The Israeli decision to sanction the PA with the construction and freezing of taxes came after the PA was admitted as a 'full-member state' to UNESCO earlier this week.
The PA’s foreign affairs minister, Riyad al-Maliki, told reporters in Ramallah on Thursday that the PLO will not apply to join any more international organizations but will focus on full membership of the United Nations, which is under consideration by the Security Council.
The hypocrisy these palistinians display is sickening. They can bomb the pants off Israel but watch out if Israel dares to set sanctions against their terrorism by building in their own city. Sorry but something's annoy me. Dave
ReplyDeleteJust gotta laugh. By getting their recognition they gave up the Oslo Accords saying they would proceed through negotiations. This took Israel out of the loop....so Israel is recognizing they no longer are bound by their treaty obligations....
ReplyDeleteThis little political victory is gonna bite the PA hard.