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Palestinians threaten to end security ties with Israel
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 24 - 02 - 2015

RAMALLAH — The Palestinian president has threatened to stop security coordination with Israel if the country continues to withhold millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenue, a senior Palestinian official said.
Nabil Shaath said President Mahmoud Abbas warned European leaders on a trip to Europe last week that Palestinian officials would discuss the matter during a Palestinian central council meeting next week.
“We have told the international community that we will not be able to continue the security coordination and the Palestinian Authority itself may not be able to continue functioning if Israel continues stealing our money,” Shaath said.
Israel has withheld tax revenue from the Palestinians since they joined the International Criminal Court last month.
Shaath said the withheld revenue amounts to $140 million per month for the last two months.
Tax revenue accounts for about 70 percent of the Palestinians' budget. The withheld revenue has led the cash-strapped Palestinian government to take out bank loans.
For the last two months, it has paid only partial salaries for civil servants. Palestinian officials said the US, European Union and Arab countries have asked the Palestinians to hold off on any decision about canceling security coordination with Israel until after Israeli elections on March 17, saying Israel may release the revenue after the elections.
But the Palestinian officials said they were concerned Israel could continue to withhold the tax revenue as a punitive measure through April, when the Palestinians become official members of the International Criminal Court.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday the US fears that without a cash injection, the Palestinian Authority could collapse — entailing serious security implications for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Palestinians and Israelis cooperate on arrests and other security matters in the West Bank.
The Palestinian leadership has been under public pressure to cancel the security coordination, but it has been reluctant to do so.
Israel has withheld and subsequently released Palestinian tax revenue in the past. The Palestinians have also threatened to end security coordination in the past. — AP


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