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PA Officials Worry that New U.S. Administration Could Force Them to Negotiating Table with Threat of Pulled Funding
(Independent-UK) Bethan McKernan - The West Bank's Palestinian Authority (PA) has set up a committee to come up with financial strategies now that U.S. President Donald Trump has entered office. Many are worried that either the threat or lure of financial aid will be used to make Palestinians negotiate. The U.S. has steadily cut the amount of money given directly to the PA Treasury since 2008, channelling more and more into NGOs and development projects instead. The majority of the PA's financial support comes from the EU.