Abbas calls Israel a 'gangster,' says talks still on the table

posted on: Mar 4, 2015

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of “gangsterism” Wednesday over its decision to withhold the transfer of more than $100 million a month in tax revenues it collects on the Palestinians’ behalf.

Opening a two-day meeting of senior Palestinian officials, when overall ties with Israel and the possibility of suspending security coordination with the Israelis will be discussed, Abbas described the tax move as a provocation.

“How are they allowed to take away our money? Are we dealing with a state or with a gangster?” he asked a gathering of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s central council, its second-highest decision-making body.

Source: www.dailystar.com.lb