Posted on 11/17/2017 7:41:18 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Trump administration put the Palestinians on notice Friday that it will shutter their office in Washington unless they’ve entered serious peace talks with Israel, U.S. officials said, potentially giving President Donald Trump more leverage as he seeks an elusive Mideast peace deal.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has determined that the Palestinians ran afoul of an obscure provision in a U.S. law that says the Palestine Liberation Organization’s mission must close if the Palestinians try to get the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israelis for crimes against Palestinians. A State Department official said that in September, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas crossed that line by calling on the ICC to investigate and prosecute Israelis.
But the law leaves the president a way out, so Tillerson’s declaration doesn’t necessarily mean the office will close.
Trump now has 90 days to consider whether the Palestinians are in “direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel.” If Trump determines they are, the Palestinians can keep the office. The official said it was unclear whether the U.S. might close the office before the 90-day period expires, but said the mission remains open at least for now. …
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Nice to have a President who doesn’t side with the bad guys.
Letting a mass-murdering Muslim terrorist gang have an “office” in USA is a horrendous mistake - it should be nailed shut immediately!
He is still trying to “find peace” in dealing with the phony palestinians. Stop the charade.
I LOVE the new Sheriff!
MAGA!
Now that it’s out we’ve been funding the rewards to the scumbag terrorists, thanks to Obama, we should cut off ALL our funding to the arabs living on Israeli land. Just shut it all down.
Peace talks? With the Palestinians?
Please tell me I'm dreaming this.
Has Trumped not watched the news for 50 years?
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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