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Israel Approves New Housing Units In East J’Lem & West Bank As ‘Punishment’ For UNESCO Vote | Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government responded to the Palestinians’ new membership to UNESCO by announcing that it has approved 2,000 new housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. “These measures were agreed [to]…as punishment after the vote at UNESCO,” a senior Israeli official said. “It was also decided to temporarily freeze the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority, until a final decision is taken,” the Israeli official said, referring to the monthly transfer by Israel of tax monies owed to the Palestinian leadership. The United States responded to UNESCO voting to admit Palestine by cutting off funds to the U.N. cultural agency — as is required by law.
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