On January 27, Al Hayat reported that hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated in several West Bank cities, protesting a recent Israeli decision to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue owed to the Palestinian Authority. The decision was made in early January after the Palestinian Authority became a member of the International Criminal Court. The protestors called for a boycott of Israeli goods and called on Palestinian businessmen to stop selling Israeli goods in Palestinian markets. The protestors also threatened to block West Bank roads to prevent settlers from moving about.

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