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NOVANEWS Abbas says no compromise on Israeli tax funds as Palestinians suffer under austerity cuts Tens of thousands out of pocket, with PA president refusing cash owed by Israel unless all revenue withheld is handed over. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a cabinet meeting in Ramallah (Reuters) By: Shatha Hammad A row between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) over deducted tax revenues reached new heights on Monday as the PA's president, Mahmoud Abbas, refused to accept anything other than the full amount his government is owed. Tens of thousands of PA employees have been left out of pocket as austerity measures are imposed to help balance the authority's books, and are struggling to survive. The tax revenues account for more than half of the PA’s budget, and with...