RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority will pay its employees only half their monthly salaries in July, the prime minister told reporters here on Sunday, because of what he said was “the failure of donors, including our Arab brothers, to fulfill their pledges.”
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad added that the salaries would be paid in full when the promised funds arrived.
Mr. Fayyad last warned of a financial crisis in May when Israel briefly delayed the transfer of tax revenue it collects on behalf of the Palestinians. The delay was a response to a reconciliation accord reached between Fatah, the party that dominates the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza.
Then, too, Mr. Fayyad appealed for assistance, particularly from Arab countries, saying that they had been slow to fulfill their pledges since 2010. more
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