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Eugene

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Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:51 PM Jan 2018

Israel supports gradual funding cut to U.N. agency for Palestinians: official

Source: Reuters

#WORLD NEWS JANUARY 6, 2018 / 12:28 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO

Israel supports gradual funding cut to U.N. agency for Palestinians: official

Reuters Staff
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel supports a cut in U.S. funding for a U.N. agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees - a possibility raised by President Donald Trump - but prefers it be carried out gradually, a senior Israeli official said on Saturday.

Trump threatened earlier this week to withhold future aid payments to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) over what he called the Palestinians’ unwillingness to talk peace with Israel.

The idea, condemned as blackmail by Palestinians, was initially met with mixed reactions in Israel, with some officials warning of the dangers in cutting off financial assistance to the Palestinians.

“Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) supports a gradual cut to UNRWA,” said the senior Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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