(Ynet News) Ronny Sofer - Israel will transfer part of the tax revenues it has collected for the PA for humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni announced Wednesday. The funds will be channeled only through the special mechanism to be set up by the international Quartet. "We are willing to have these funds used for direct humanitarian purposes, such as medicines and healthcare needs. Israel will not allow for this money to go toward paying salaries," she stressed. "By the way," she added, PA Chairman Mahmoud "Abbas also has a lot of money in a Palestinian investment fund, which can be used to pay for all of the government workers' salaries. Abbas refuses to pass the money to the Authority."
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