Donald Trump Threatens To Withhold Funding To Palestinians

This comes after President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of deceiving the US despite receiving billions in foreign aid.United States was withholding $255 million in aid from Pakistan because of its failure to cooperate fully in America's fight against terrorism.

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Donald Trump Threatens To Withhold Funding To Palestinians

Donald Trump took to Twitter to say that many countries are being paid billions by US for nothing. (File)

WASHINGTON:  President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday the United States may withhold payments to Palestinians because they are "no longer willing to talk peace."

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He said Washington gives Palestinians "HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don't even want to negotiate a long overdue peace treaty with Israel." 
 
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