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Israeli tax freeze 'war crime' Palestinians' Erakat

Published: 03 Jan 2015 - 09:48 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 05:38 pm

Abbas and Erekat signing the Rome Statute in Ramallah


RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories - Palestinian official Saeb Erakat said Israel's decision Saturday to withhold Palestinians' tax revenues in retaliation for their bid to join the International Criminal Court constitutes a war crime.

This decision is a new Israeli war crime, but we won't back off in the face of those pressures, he told AFP.

AFP