Israel's security Cabinet authorized the legalization of five West Bank outposts and sanctions against Palestinian Authority officials, releasing three months of frozen tax funds for the Palestinian Authority in exchange, The Times of Israel reported on June 28. The Palestinian Authority slammed the first two measures as a step toward "genocide," while the Israeli opposition Labor Party called them "the end of the Zionist dream" because they are moves toward "annexation" that would undermine security and bring millions of Palestinians under permanent Israeli rule.