Israel is to expedite the construction of about 2,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in response to the Palestinians' successful bid to join Unesco.

Israel also imposed a temporary halt on the transfer of tax revenues which it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) pending a final decision on whether to impose a long-term freeze. Israel collects about £630m a year in VAT and customs revenues which it passes on to the PA.

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PS this is NOT the UN accepting Palestine as a state, but Unesco(United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).

The US has also witheld all funding of Unesco for recognising Palestine.