WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump Administration announced today it is shutting down a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington, D.C. for bad negotiating.
The State Department released the following notice today:
The Administration has determined after careful review that the office of the General Delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington should close. We have permitted the PLO office to conduct operations that support the objective of achieving a lasting, comprehensive peace between Israelis and the Palestinians since the expiration of a previous waiver in November 2017. However, the PLO has not taken steps to advance the start of direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel. To the contrary, PLO leadership has condemned a U.S. peace plan they have not yet seen and refused to engage with the U.S. government with respect to peace efforts and otherwise. As such, and reflecting Congressional concerns, the Administration has decided that the PLO office in Washington will close at this point. This decision is also consistent with Administration and Congressional concerns with Palestinian attempts to prompt an investigation of Israel by the International Criminal Court.
The United States continues to believe that direct negotiations between the two parties are the only way forward. This action should not be exploited by those who seek to act as spoilers to distract from the imperative of reaching a peace agreement. We are not retreating from our efforts to achieve a lasting and comprehensive peace.
Thanks to Trumps tax breaks for my employer now I have free health insurance ! Or is odummy taking credit for this to…
Which employer would that be?
This country is looking more and more like the middle east with all it’s problems. The same people that help the Bushes with the hanging chad election helped Mr. New York get elected. Heavily armed people wandering the streets killing people. Bitter hatred filling people’s soft heads egged on by a media blitz of journalistic delusions. And very real rampant greed running roughshod over masses. Sounds like another war in Europe is brewing again too. The never ending story of an eye for an eye.
Go away Peter. Your biased opinions don’t mean squat.
It’s hard to believe….somebody finally stood up to the PLO. This is a great day.
I definitely agree! Now we need to close the spigot on the flow of money to the bastards.
One thing is for certain. This guy is punching back. He’s fighting the bandwagon of bullies HELL bent on taking him down. Good for him.