Why is the Israeli government collecting tax and revenue for Palestine, and why are they able to withhold billions of dollars of collected revenue from the Palestinian government?

 

Saudi Arabia Transfers $90 Million to PA Amid Continued Israeli Withholding of Funds

 

Saudi Arabia has transferred a $90 million grant to the Palestinian Authority aimed at allowing the cash-strapped Ramallah to continue operating.

Formal notice of the grant was presented to PA Finance Minister Estephan Salameh by Saudi Ambassador to the Palestinians Prince Mansour bin Khalid on Monday.

The Saudi envoy said in a statement that the grant further demonstrates Riyadh’s commitment to supporting the PA and to helping it meet its financial obligations.

He said that the tranche of a grant is part of the Saudi leadership’s commitment to support the Palestinian government and help it meet its financial obligations. — The Times of Israel

Our Take: All the experts and analysts (along with the Groypers on X) all said that the Saudis were Israeli puppets and would betray the Palestinians. Clearly one of the most egregious misreads in the history of geopolitical analysis. These hacks could not have been more wrong about the situation, and yet, they will be right back at it today, spewing more nonsense about the world that holds no basis in reality. And, sadly, many will tune in and listen to them, and be worse off for it.

Instead, we should be holding a discussion on why the Israeli government controls the tax collection and revenue for Palestine, and why they are able to withhold billions of dollars of collected revenue from the Palestinian government for months without recourse. How is that not theft?

Where are all the Christians? The ones who cheered so vigorously for bloodshed in Gaza? Where are they now that the war is over? Are they suddenly disinterested in the situation because the fighting is ostensibly over? Do they not care what happens in the Holy Land the other 364 days of the year when Hamas can’t be blamed for committing terrible acts of evil?

On to the next battlefield, I guess. Somewhere in the world there are people dying in a regime change operation, and a Republican Congressman and a billionaire televangelist are beating the drums of war as the American Christian noodles in the background like a doped out hippie on ecstasy.

Will we ever learn, or will we just clap for the next NeoCon war like a bunch of domesticated seals? — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry