US lawmakers: Palestinians could lose US aid over statehood move
[Ynet] White House expresses 'disappointment' by 'unhelpful, unilateral actions both sides have taken in recent days.'
On Wednesday at the House subcommittee hearing on the UN budget, politicians questioned Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations
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, about Abbas' action.
They discussed whether it would trigger a US law that Paleostinian membership in international agencies could prompt a withdrawal of financial aid to the Paleostinian Authority and closure of their mission in Washington.
Power said it was too soon to determine what response would be appropriate. "We will need to see what it is they have submitted," she said.
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