(Xinhua-China) Saud Abu Ramadan and Emad Drimly - The Palestinian leadership's decision to abolish all bilateral agreements and understandings with Israel and the U.S. "has led to increasing the suffering of Palestinian citizens, who pay a high price for the abolition of the agreements and coordination of daily life with Israel," said Ramallah-based political analyst Ghassan al-Khatib. Shukri Bishara, the Palestinian Minister of Finance, had said earlier that the Palestinian budget is facing an 80% drop in financial resources due to severing ties with Israel, refusing to receive tax revenues via Israel, and the coronavirus crisis.
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