The Palestinian Authority has filed a petition in the Tel Aviv District Court to have Israel release tax money it collects on behalf of the P.A., but has withheld since a 1993 terrorist attack. According to Globes financial newspaper, the Palestinians are claiming that Israel’s failure to turn over some $200 million has "disrupted the Palestinian economy, severely harms the PA’s budget, delays the timely payment of salaries, causes the PA to be in breach of obligations towards third parties, and harms the PA’s reputation and image both towards its own people and other countries and foreign institutions." The system of