Palestinian Authority (PA) officials say that the PA is not expected to pay any salaries to its employees this month as part of the fight against Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, Kan 11 News reported on Wednesday.
There would be a total of about 200,000 employees and security forces in Gaza and the PA who will not receive wages due to the PA refusal to receive tax money from Israel from which the amount paid to terrorists and their families is offset.
The leadership of the PA said that Israel is invited to pay the salaries to the employees itself, according to Kan 11 News. The goal is to incite the employees against Israel and increase the fight against a possible sovereignty move by Israel.
The PA is outraged over the coalition agreement between Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, which stipulates that the government can apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria in July.
In response to the move, PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced recently that the PA was no longer bound by the agreements it signed with Israel and the US, including the security coordination with Israel.
A report on Sunday indicated that the PA has taken its battle against the sovereignty plan to the United Nations, seeking official condemnation by the international body against the Jewish state.