Finally, Security Cabinet approves freezing of terrorism funds to Palestinian Authority for 2020
During the last two years, the Israeli government avoided freezing the tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority in the framework of the deduction law. Now it only remains to be seen whether the Finance Ministry actually freezes the funds
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 13/07/2021
Photo: Ariel Hermoni / Ministry of Defense
The ministerial committee on national security affairs (the Security Cabinet) approved on Sunday the report submitted by Defense Minister Benny Gantz on freezing the funds transferred by the Palestinian Authority to terrorists and their families. According to the report, which was prepared by the Defense Ministry's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing, the Palestinian Authority transferred NIS 597 million in indirect support of terrorism in 2020.
Following the approval of the report, these funds will be frozen on a monthly basis out of the payments that Israel transfers to the Palestinian Authority.
During the last two years, the Israeli government avoided freezing the tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority in the framework of the deduction law. Now it only remains to be seen whether the Finance Ministry actually freezes the funds
Photo: Ariel Hermoni / Ministry of Defense
The ministerial committee on national security affairs (the Security Cabinet) approved on Sunday the report submitted by Defense Minister Benny Gantz on freezing the funds transferred by the Palestinian Authority to terrorists and their families. According to the report, which was prepared by the Defense Ministry's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing, the Palestinian Authority transferred NIS 597 million in indirect support of terrorism in 2020.
Following the approval of the report, these funds will be frozen on a monthly basis out of the payments that Israel transfers to the Palestinian Authority.
