State Department orders Palestinian de facto embassy closed to protest refusal to talk
by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
Sep 10, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - In the latest effort to pressure the Palestinians into long-stalled peace talks, the Trump administration announced Monday that it has ordered the closure of the office that serves as the Palestinian leadership's de facto embassy in Washington.
The move comes days after the administration said it would cut off more than $300 million in funding for the United
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