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Palestinians will not be ‘blackmailed’ by Trump funding threat: senior
official
JERUSALEM, Jan 3, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The Palestinians will not be
“blackmailed” by US President Donald Trump, a senior official said Wednesday,
after he threatened to cut aid to them worth more than $300 million a year.
“We will not be blackmailed,” senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi
said in a statement.
“President Trump has sabotaged our search for peace, freedom and justice.
Now he dares to blame the Palestinians for the consequences of his own
irresponsible actions!”
BSS/AFP/MSY/1128 hrs