: *Palestinians condemn Trump threat to cut aid as 'blackmail'*
Palestinian
officials have dismissed as "blackmail" Donald Trump's threat to cut
US aid over what he called their unwillingness to negotiate with Israel.
A
spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas insisted Jerusalem was "not for
sale" - a reference to Mr Trump's recognition of the city as the capital
of Israel.
Mr
Abbas was not against negotiations, he said, but they had to be based on
"international laws and resolutions".
The
US provided $260m (£192m) of bilateral aid for Palestinians in 2016.
In
addition, it is the largest single donor to the UN Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa), providing $368m in 2016.
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