Israel will release tax revenues to the Palestinians that were frozen after Hamas recently won Palestinian elections. Israel made the announcement Sunday regarding the $55 million in monthly customs duties it collects for the Palestinian Authority. But Israel’s acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said Israel is unlikely to transfer future tax revenues to a Hamas-led government.
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