France expresses "regret" over Israel anti-"pay-for-slay" law
Headline: "France expressed its regret over Israel's decision to freeze part of the Palestinian tax money"
"France expressed its regret over the Israeli government's decision to freeze part of the tax money (refers to implementation of law to deduct terror salaries from PA tax money; see note below –Ed.) that was meant to be transferred to the PA according to the Oslo Accords (which the PA has rejected and said that it will not accept partial tax money) [parentheses in source].
In a statement yesterday [Feb. 22, 2019], the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its concern in light of the deterioration of the PA’s financial situation and called to honor the obligations according to the Oslo Accords, including the Paris Protocol (i.e., Paris Agreement; see note below) that regulates the economic and financial relations between Israel and the PA. It also emphasized that 'In light of the current unrest, everyone must refrain from taking any step that might increase the difficulty in renewing the dialogue between the two sides.'"