Why Israel's PA tax freeze will backfire - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Akiva Eldar

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A Palestinian protester argues with Israeli soldiers during a weekly protest against Israeli settlements in the village of Maasara, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, January 2, 2015.
REUTERS/ Mussa Qawasma (WEST BANK - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS) - RTR4JW3V — A Palestinian protester argues with Israeli soldiers during a weekly protest against Israeli settlements in the village of Maasara, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Jan. 2, 2015. — REUTERS/ Mussa Qawasma

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon sit in front of a display of M302 rockets, found aboard the Klos C ship, at a navy base in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat March 10, 2014. Netanyahu, displaying on Monday what Israel said were seized Iranian-supplied missiles bound for militants in Gaza, called on the West not to be fooled by Tehran's diplomatic outreach over its nuclear programme. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3GGUG

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