{UAH} : Arab countries withhold aid to Palestinian Authority

Afuwa kasule/ Abbey Semuwambei/ Mayimuna/Micahel Ocaya p'Ocure,

Do you remember the idiotic post Afuwa posted of a meeting of the Arab League that contained a long list of retaliatory measures the Arab states were going to take against the zionist state of Israel?. Ocaya questioned whether the Arab states would actually deliver on the sanctions  they threatened against against Israel. I told Afuwa that it would never happen- as most Arab states have under the table deals with Israel, and in fact the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of the zionist state was agreed in advance with the Arab countries, most importantly Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

 But here is another interesting twist to this Palestinian saga. I hope it opens Afuwa's and Semuwembaa's eyes to the realpolick of the Middle east. The fact is, the Palestinians are on their own as no single Arab country is willing to risk upsetting Israel or its patron the USA. The USA recently punished the Palestinians by withdrawing funding to the UN  agency Palestinian Refugee Welfare Agency, which provides education, health care and social welfare in the occupied territories, and now the Arab countries are following suit and penalising the Palestinians even further..Both the Americans, the zionists and the USA are determined to tighten the screws on Palestinian resistance. The Palestinians made a monumental strategic error by allowing the Islamists to take over the struggle and change its trajectory to Islam and away from national self determination, and they are now paying a heavy price.

Bobby

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Sources: Arab countries withhold aid to Palestinian Authority

January 19, 2018 at 4:22 pm | Published in: Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine, US

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at conference on 17 January 2018 [Thaer Ganaim/Apaimages]

January 19, 2018 at 4:22 pm

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Informed Palestinian sources revealed Thursday that a number of Arab countries, including Gulf states, have refused to transfer aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) following the latter's rejection of the US peace plan.

The sources told Quds Press that Arab countries have refused to transfer funds at the beginning of this year as part of a financial aid programme approved by Arab summits' resolutions.

The sources added that the PA is still waiting for the funds to meet its financial obligations to provide services to the Palestinian people.

The sources added that Saudi Arabia has warned President Mahmoud Abbas on more than one occasion that the consequences of his rejection of the Trump deal would mean the end of his rule.

Read: Palestinian families protest US food aid cuts in Gaza

The sources have also confirmed the existence of Arab-American efforts to impose their will on the Palestinian presidency, as well as Arab pressure on President Abbas to step down.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is said to have warned Abbas that his escalating steps against the US administration and its new plan could lead to the collapse of the PA and the end of his rule.

Abbas reiterated during the Central Council meeting earlier this week his rejection of the Trump peace project.

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