How Israel has brought the Palestinian Authority to the brink of financial collapse
- Written by Dalia Alazzeh, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, University of the West of Scotland
Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced in May that he would be witholding tax revenues earmarked for Palestine. The decision was made in response to Spain, Ireland and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
He has also made deductions to these revenues, and has threatened to cut off Palestinian...
