Protests against US cuts on UNRWAA Palestinian woman monitors during a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem , 22 January 2017 . Palestinians protest after The United States , the biggest donor to the United Nation Relief and Works Agency ( UNRWA ) for Palestinian Refugees , cut its funding by more than half calling for reforms within the agency and for Arab countries to contribute more . In response the agency is stepping up fundraising efforts to avoid cutting vital services . Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that the US decision is to pressure the Palestinians to negotiate an unacceptable peace plan . EPA / ABED AL HASHLAMOUN ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전