Abbas warns of PA collapse, says U.S. peace deal will not pass

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd R) speaks during a meeting with representatives, senior editors and reporters of Palestinian and Arab media organizations, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 3, 2019. Abbas warned on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) may collapse in case Israel carries on with cutting the tax revenue dues that Israel collects on behalf of the PA. Abbas stressed that the U.S. plan for peace in the Middle East, better known as the Deal of the Century, "won't pass." (Str/Office of the Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)