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Palestinians slam Knesset bill to punish prisoners, their families

Friday, 16 June 2017 8:49 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 16 June 2017 8:50 AM ]

This file photo taken on May 3, 2017 shows Protesters holdimg up portraits of Palestinian leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti in front of a statue of Nelson Mandela in the West Bank city of Ramallah, during a demonstration in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. (Photo by AFP)

Mona Kandil,
Press TV, Ramallah

Israel plans to slash funds in tax revenues collected for the Palestinian Authority to avenge it over salaries paid to Palestinian prisoners and their families. Palestinians have slammed the move, pledging that the payments to the prisoners will not stop. Press TV correspondent Mona Kandil has the details.

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