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Israel has also placed the Palestinian Authority under a long-term economic siege, withholding tax revenues the PA needs to pay teachers and police.

In all, billions of dollars in funding has been threatened or withheld.

Cash is a lifeline to many survivors because it was the only way to escape abusers who can monitor online transactions, withhold bank cards and close down bank accounts, she says.

If my parents withheld the lemon slice for too long, I’d become restless until they’d let me indulge in the citrus fruit.

But when an empathetic person suddenly withholds affection, it’s perceived as an act of unkindness.