GrymEdm

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Israel Responds to Move to Recognize Palestinian State by Withholding Funds (www.nytimes.com)

Israel will not transfer much-needed funds to the Palestinian Authority in the wake of the decision by three European countries to recognize a Palestinian state, the country’s finance minister said on Wednesday, as its foreign minister denounced the European moves as giving “a gold medal to Hamas terrorists.”...

GrymEdm, (edited )

So in addition to all the other forms of control, Israel collects and can restrict Palestinian taxes. Tell me again, Israeli propagandists, how Israel doesn’t actually occupy what is rightfully internationally known as Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

GrymEdm,

My guess is: not for several years, and then it will be part of an incredibly expensive reparations deal to rebuild what American munitions are currently destroying.

GrymEdm, (edited )

Edit: I tracked down a copy of the actual relevant agreement, and it definitely is money collected from Palestinians and on purchases made in Palestine on products that are brought into Palestine. Discussion a few comments down if interested.

I’m not sure if they collect all taxes, but according to the article they do collect at least some (and a meaningful amount):

"Under decades-old agreements, Israel collects customs and import taxes on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. Those revenues constitute most of the Palestinian budget, particularly as international aid has declined. "

GrymEdm,

As best as -I- can tell, Israel is collecting Palestinian taxes. Here’s another article from a different outlet:

What are the Palestinian funds that Israel collects?

Israel collects Palestinian import tax revenue as agreed to in the 1994 Paris Accords signed by the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel. The tax revenue Israel collects is made up of indirect taxes imposed on Palestinian imports. It comes from two primary sources: VAT on goods and import tax on goods brought in from outside Israel.

These are taxes that would normally be collected by a country for transactions within/at their borders, not charity/extra taxes paid for by Israelis. From the Wikipedia article, Israel collects taxes on goods/services that end up in Palestine, and controls/collects tariffs on goods entering Palestine. They tax Palestinian labor both in Israel and in the illegal settlements in OPT. They have also used withholding those taxes as a form of control several times in history and those are listed in the article.

As you note, this situation was only supposed to last 5 years, instead Israel has enforced it for 30 and according to the UN it’s not because Israelis are “giving them free money”. "However, 30 years later, the financial settlement continues to give the Israeli state what the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called “a disproportionate influence on the collection of Palestinian fiscal revenue, leading to deficiencies in the structure and collection of customs duties resulting from direct and indirect importing into Palestine”.

I am not an expert. I may be wrong. But none of the sources I’m finding frame the issue as Israel withholding charity or bonus payments or anything similar - they all say Israel is holding Palestinian taxes. I only care about proof, so if you can provide it I’ll check it and if it outweighs the evidence I’ve found and linked I’ll change my mind.

GrymEdm, (edited )

For a lot of wild animals, smiling can be a sign of aggression or unease. This is just an initiative to help humanity rediscover it’s natural roots by changing the meaning of smiles back.

GrymEdm,

Alternatively, a fusion with the Canadian Tuxedo - the Canono.

GrymEdm,

I should have used that! His expression is so much better than the pic I chose.

GrymEdm,

Prison labor = slave labor, black votes are systematically made worth less than white votes…this is starting to sound familiar.

GrymEdm,

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Neither are my OC, just found proof that O’Brien’s suffering is the universal yardstick against which all other travails are measured.

GrymEdm,

I’m Canadian, so when I see the first snows of winter arrive:

It’s a FLAAAKE

GrymEdm,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7d0f0d88-4b14-4666-a920-fc1f0a34c2b8.jpeg

GrymEdm,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d655489d-4b7e-401a-9821-7105391a9840.webp

GrymEdm, (edited )

TY - it could be, and that would help explain why tracking it down didn’t work. I looked through his Instagram and Deviantart and didn’t see it, but the signature is there, it’s his genre, and it could be his style IMO.

GrymEdm, (edited )

Comedy?

GrymEdm,

There’s also no risk of getting stuck on an escalator in the case of a power outage or other malfunction:

“An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an ‘Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order’ sign, just ‘Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.’” - Mitch Hedberg, RIP

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