PA Minister of Finance: US legislation on PA salaries to imprisoned terrorists will limit management of PA bank accounts in the US
Headline: “The [PA] minister of finance presented the budget proposal to the parliament factions and bodies”
“[PA] Minister of Finance and Planning Shukri Bishara presented the general outline of the 2017 budget to the representatives of the parliamentary factions and a number of members of the PA Parliament (Legislative Council) in Ramallah… He explained that the American Congress has legislated six laws that define the PA as criminal arguing that it supports the families of the Martyrs (Shahids) and prisoners, and these laws will have consequences if they are adopted, as they will limit the ability to manage the Palestinian [bank] accounts in the US and abroad.”
“[PA] Minister of Finance and Planning Shukri Bishara presented the general outline of the 2017 budget to the representatives of the parliamentary factions and a number of members of the PA Parliament (Legislative Council) in Ramallah… He explained that the American Congress has legislated six laws that define the PA as criminal arguing that it supports the families of the Martyrs (Shahids) and prisoners, and these laws will have consequences if they are adopted, as they will limit the ability to manage the Palestinian [bank] accounts in the US and abroad.”