The Arab League has pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel.
The #ArabLeague pledged from Cairo on Sunday to provide $100 million a month to support the #Palestinian Authority and help it confront political and financial pressure from #Israel https://t.co/sMtHVf3nos
— Tell It Like It Is! (@Jeres_Rant) April 22, 2019
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday as part of a diplomatic effort to rebuff the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan, which American officials indicate could be released this summer.
The Arab League pledges $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel because of payments made to the families of Palestinian attackers and prisoners.https://t.co/IFJ3IVqRbM
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) April 22, 2019
Abbas said,
“The Arabs need to be engaging actively at this critical time.”
Abbas said the Palestinians reject the deal and demand Israel fully withdraw from all occupied territories.
#ArabLeague foreign ministers reject US 'deal of century' and pledged $100 million per month to the #Palestinian Authority https://t.co/qmYmrLiGTG pic.twitter.com/fatTHNyQoe
— Agencia AJN (@AgenciaAJN) April 22, 2019
Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek those territories for a future state.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
