CNN CNNI Simulcast January 4, 2015 09:23:00
Bid to join the court. we have more on this move by the palestinians obviously trying to hit them where it could hurt. ian? >> reporter: that's right, natalie. this chunk of money is a large part of the palestinian authority's operating budget. with it they pay doctors, security services teachers and so withholding that money really hits many in the west bank in the palestinian territories hard as they won't have that money. israel says that this is just a first step. there is a meeting right now with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we're expecting to hear more about that in a bit, but ...