United States and Israel Joint Statement
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press
Secretary
October 16, 2002
Joint Statement Between the United States of America and Israel
As part of the
effort to further Palestinian reform, the President of the
United States and the Prime Minister of Israel agreed that
the Government of Israel would consider favorably the
gradual return and scheduled transfer of all PA tax funds
collected by Israel on the unequivocal condition that there
would be full U.S.-led monitoring to ensure that these funds
will only be used for the economic and civil activities of
the Palestinian community and to prevent the use of these
funds for terrorist activity of any kind.