Abbas’s remarks come as the United States officially ceased last week all $60 million in security assistance to the PA in addition to the US Agency for International Development closing its operations in the West Bank and Gaza.

The cut-off in such assistance and the USAID closure occurred in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (ATCA), signed into law in October, that provides protections for American victims of international terrorism.

Israel has reportedly urged the Trump administration to fix the ATCA to preserve the security assistance.

The PA slammed the move despite Palestinian official Saeb Erekat telling AFP that “we don’t want to receive any money if this will take us to court.”