Trump threatens to cut aid to Palestinian territories

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 18, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump speaking on his national security strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump praised Iranian protesters on January 2, 2018 for acting against Tehran’s “brutal and corrupt” regime after days of bloody unrest, while also lashing out at his predecessor Barack Obama.”The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime,” Trump tweeted, a day after calling for regime change in the Islamic republic.
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump admitted the Middle East peace process was stalled Tuesday and suggested he may cut US aid to Palestinians, currently worth more than $300 million a year.

“We pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect,” Trump tweeted.

“With the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?”

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