Posted on 09/10/2018 7:35:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
National security adviser John Bolton is expected to announced Monday that the U.S. will shutter the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington, D.C., The Wall Street Journal reported.
“The Trump administration will not keep the office open when the Palestinians refuse to start direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel,” Bolton is expected to say, according to a draft of his speech reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Bolton will reportedly threaten the International Criminal Court with sanctions if it carries out investigations into the U.S. and Israel.
ADVERTISEMENT The action against the PLO, which serves as the main entity representing the Palestinian people, comes as the Trump administration takes a harsher stance toward Palestinians amid ongoing Middle East peace negotiations.
The State Department announced late last month that the U.S. will cut more than $200 million in economic aid for Palestinians and direct the money toward other projects. A State Department official said the decision was made "at the direction of President Trump" to ensure the money is spent "in accordance with U.S. national interests and [will] provide value to the U.S. taxpayer."
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Should never have let them open an office here in the first place!
“Should never have let them open an office here in the first place!”
Yes, and we should be looking around for other miscreants like the PLO to kick out of our country and to stop supplying with taxpayer money.
****ed right.
Better have that office scrutinized by the bomb squad, then have the place treated with a powerful fumigant.
Another stark contrast with what we had with the insulting behavior to Israel of the previous president. The stark contrasts (i.e. winning) seem to keep coming.
It’s a leak test!
That’s possible, but I don’t believe they are actually putting much effort into stopping the leaks.
“Better have that office scrutinized by the bomb squad, then have the place treated with a powerful fumigant.”
And frisk them, search their luggage and “escort them” to the airport.
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