(Reuters) The Palestinian Authority has rejected the first 2019 monthly tax transfer from Israel because it slashed the portion designated for financial support to families of militants who are jailed in Israel. The tax transfers make up about half of the PA's budget. Israel announced a freeze on 42 million shekels - 5% of the monthly transfer of 700 million shekels ($194 million). The U.S. passed legislation last year to sharply reduce aid to the PA unless it stopped the pay-outs. Israel and the U.S. say the PA's stipend policy fans Palestinian violence.
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