The freeze on funds, which has been unpublicised, was reportedly put in place in August, ahead of Mr Abbas's planned bid at the UN on September 20. The funds were said to have been allocated earlier in the financial year which ends today.
"It is another kind of collective punishment which is going to harm the needs of the public without making any positive contribution," Palestinian Authority spokesman Ghassan Khatib told The Independent.
He told the newspaper: "It is ironic to be punished for going to the United Nations".
The Obama administration is reportedly negotiating with Congressional leaders over unlocking the aid. The White House has reportedly also urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help keep aid flowing to the Palestinians. » | Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Saturday, October 01, 2011
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