Israel’s ambassador to Washington expressed support for congressional bills targeting the Palestinian Authority. “It is the consistent position of the State of Israel that all assistance to the Hamas-led Palestinian government be cut off, with the exception of necessary humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people,” Daniel Ayalon said in a statement, responding to assertions that Israeli Cabinet ministers opposed legislation to cut off the Palestinian Authority.
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