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She called on the international community and the Palestinians to put pressure on Abbas and say, “It is time. It is time for a better life for Palestinians and only he can deliver that.”“Every Palestinian deserves a better life. Every Palestinian should look at the Palestinian Authority and say what are you doing to help us,” Haley said.In response to a question about possible US support for a confederation between the Palestinian territories and Jordan, Haley said, “In terms of the details of the [US peace] plan I can tell you that that there are a lot of false statement out there about the plan.”She also responded to questions about the US decision at the end of August to halt its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency which provides humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees. This followed a US decision to cut $200 million from its bilateral assistance to the PA under the Economic Support Fund.Haley said that the UNRWA was a political organization that had a growing unsustainable population of refugees.Haley said that the US gave $60 million to UNRWA at the beginning of the year but received no acknowledgment for its efforts.“UNRWA didn’t say 'thank you,’ they criticized us and attacked us for not giving more. There is no one who has given more money to the Palestinians than the US.”The US had a strong history of funding the UNRWA and the Palestinians to the tune of $6 billion over time, while the international community, particularly the Arab countries have done very little.“If the other members in the region don’t feel this is worth the investment, why should the US feel that it is worth the investment. At some point the region has to step up and say that they care about the Palestinians,” Haley stated.“Don’t blame the US for a faulty political organization that I do not think is doing justice to the Palestinian community,” Haley said.The PA, not the UNRWA, should be taking care of the Palestinians, Haley said, adding that her country preferred to work directly with the PA and Jordan to help the Palestinians rather than with the UNRWA.The international community should go “to the Arab countries in the region and ask, where are you, why are you not doing anything to help the Palestinians in the region.”Haley chastised the international community for its attacks on Israel.“Beating up on Israel, to me, is something that I think some countries find easy to do, something that some countries take satisfaction in,” Haley said.“It has been easy to point fingers at Israel and point fingers at the US. But where is everyone? Where are they when it comes to helping the Palestinian people? We are waiting for them to step up and I think the time has come.”