Source says State Department has notified Ramallah the funds will not be immediately available, while it examines the transfer.

President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing two executive orders that would halt US funding to the UN and other bodies that grant full membership to the Palestinian Authority and the PLO, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

“The Israeli leadership may want ‘carte blanche,’ but that puts it on a collision course with the rest of the international community,” writes Ishaan Tharoor.

“‘United Israel’ would mean perpetual civil war, apartheid and socioeconomic implosion,” writes Shaul Arieli.

“A one-state reality won’t likely affect the top tiers of Israeli society. Yet those near bottom of the ladder will inevitably face an economic nightmare. The only solution is for both Israelis and Palestinians to have their own functioning nation states,” writes Omri Eilat.

Buoyed by Trump’s ascent to power, here are the plans that could create irrevocable facts on the ground.

‘We are going to be doing many things differently from now on,’ prime minister says, confirms he’ll discuss settlement building with Trump.

Political figures on the right are jockeying for position to lead Israel’s right wing in anticipation of a police investigation and other issues forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down.

The power crisis and its roots in the Gaza Strip have stirred a heated debate involving mutual accusations between the PA and Hamas, while Palestinians take to the streets to protest the growing problem.

“On the eve of the release of the report on the failures of the political leadership during Operation Protective Edge, the country’s leaders have launched a war of versions in order to derive political benefit,” writes Mazal Mualem.