[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Israel Expects to Halt Tax Payments to Palestinians

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Israel Expects to Halt Tax Payments to Palestinians
By GREG MYRE
Published: January 31, 2006

GAZA, Feb. 1 - Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, and the Islamic faction
Hamas urged Western countries on Monday not to cut aid to their government,
saying it would impose further hardships on the impoverished Palestinians. They
spoke as the question of Western assistance was discussed in two meetings: in
Brussels by European Union foreign ministers, and in London by the United
States, the United Nations, the European Union and Russia.

"Some in the international community want to punish the Palestinian people
because of the election result," Ismail Haniya, a senior Hamas leader, said of
the group's surprising triumph in the parliamentary election last Wednesday.
"We assure you that all the money will be spent under your supervision."

The Palestinian Authority is facing urgent financial problems, including how
130,000 employees will be paid without European assistance and tax money due
from Israel.

An Israeli official was quoted by Reuters today as saying that it expected to
suspend monthly tax payments to the Palestinian Authority. The official, Mark
Regev, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said the automatic tax payments to the
authority would probably stop until the completion of a policy review ordered
by the interim prime minister, Ehud Olmert, the news agency said.

The next payment is due on Wednesday, and was expected to total about $55
million, Reuters reported.Mr. Abbas had a visit from Chancellor Angela Merkel
of Germany on Monday, at his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah. "I stressed
the importance of the continuation of financial and other types of support by
the donor countries," Mr. Abbas said.

He denied reports that he was considering resigning and said he remained
committed to peace talks with Israel. But it is not clear how he will pursue
them when Hamas, which has always rejected talks, will control the government.

Ms. Merkel said she "made it clear that Germany expects all political forces
that carry responsibility to accept the preconditions for political activity."

"That means for me, firstly, that Israel's right to existence is recognized,
and secondly, there is no use of violence," she added.

Mrs. Merkel also met with Israeli leaders but not with Hamas.

Hamas leaders say it would take two or three weeks to put together a new
government, and the group has not announced any major decisions since defeating
the governing Fatah Party, which is led by Mr. Abbas.

Since most senior Hamas figures are in Gaza, and Israel will not allow them to
travel to the West Bank, they are waiting for Mr. Abbas to come here to begin
talks on the new government and the chronic financial troubles.

Steven Erlanger contributed reporting from Jerusalem for this article and Ian
Fisher from Ramallah, West Bank.

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