Well Israel has begun and Fayyed is asking International countries to intervene so that they can get their own money.
Fayyad urges international intervention over Israeli freeze on Palestinian taxes - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
The PA has asked the foreign powers to stop Israel from blocking the transfers, which make up 70 percent of its revenues. Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said earlier Sunday that Israel, by its action, had "started a war."
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said he had suspended a routine handover of 300 million shekels ($88 million) in customs and other levies that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians under interim peace deals.
In an interview on Army Radio, Steinitz said Israel feared the money would go to fund Hamas, whose charter calls for the destruction of the Jewish state.
Israel had threatened sanctions last week in response to Abbas's surprise announcement of the unity deal with Hamas that envisages the formation of an interim government and elections later this year.
Fayyad said the PA was "in contact with all international influential forces and parties to stop Israel from taking these measures," the official Palestinian WAFA news agency reported.
Fayyad urges international intervention over Israeli freeze on Palestinian taxes - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
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