Palestinians Threaten To Suspend Talks If U.S. Closes PLO Mission : The Two
The Palestinians threatened on Saturday to cease communication with the United States if the White House closes its diplomatic mission in Washington  D.C.  lodging a potential thorn in  President Trump 's plans for Mideast peace.
The State Department says the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization must close under a little-known provision in U.S. law that forbids it from requesting Israelis be prosecuted for crimes against Palestinians.  Trump  may reverse the closure within 90 days if the Palestinians prove they are engaging in peace negotiations with the Israelis.
It is true that the Israelis and Palestinians are not currently engaged in active talks  but  President Trump  has placed  his  son-in-law  senior White House adviser Jared Kushner  at the helm of U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal.
Earlier this year  the  Trump  administration announced the U.S. will withdraw from UNESCO  the United Nations' chief cultural and educational agency  because of its anti-Israel bias. As NPR has reported  relations between the U.N. agency and the U.S. soured in 2011 when UNESCO voted to offer full membership to a state of Palestine. Israel vehemently opposes any Palestinian membership in U.N.-related organizations until the two sides reach peace.
The Palestinians threatened on Saturday to cease communication with the United States if the White House closes its diplomatic mission in Washington  D.C.  lodging a potential thorn in   [TGT]  's plans for Mideast peace.
The State Department says the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization must close under a little-known provision in U.S. law that forbids it from requesting Israelis be prosecuted for crimes against Palestinians.   [TGT] may reverse the closure within 90 days if the Palestinians prove they are engaging in peace negotiations with the Israelis.
It is true that the Israelis and Palestinians are not currently engaged in active talks  but   [TGT] has placed   [TGT]   son-in-law  senior White House adviser Jared Kushner  at the helm of U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal.
Earlier this year  the   [TGT]   administration announced the U.S. will withdraw from UNESCO  the United Nations' chief cultural and educational agency  because of its anti-Israel bias. As NPR has reported  relations between the U.N. agency and the U.S. soured in 2011 when UNESCO voted to offer full membership to a state of Palestine. Israel vehemently opposes any Palestinian membership in U.N.-related organizations until the two sides reach peace.