Israel suspended a transfer of tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority until Hamas, which won last week's legislative elections, agrees to back peace with Israel, a spokesman for Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said. Israel was scheduled to hand over 200 million shekels ($43 million) to the Palestinian Authority on Feb. 1, said the spokesman, who asked not to be identified. The prime minister suspended the transfer to review the direction the Palestinian Authority will take after the elections, he added. Consultations will last at least until the end of next week, the official said. Israel wants Hamas, whose charter calls for the destruction of the Jewish state, to formally accept its existence, disarm its terrorist infrastructure and pledge to honor agreements reached since 1993, the spokesman said. ...
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