Hartford Courant · 11 September 2018
CP-2018-016
Trump To Close Palestine Office
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DIPLOMACY Trump To Close Palestine Office Cites Leaders' Cold Shoulder To Israel By MATTHEW LEE and SUSANNAH GEORGE Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday and threat- ened sanctions against the Inter- national Criminal Court if it pursues investigations against the U.S., Israel, or other allies.
The moves are likely to harden Palestinian resistance to the U.S. role as a peace broker. The administration cited the refusal of Palestinian leaders to enter into peace talks with Israel as the reason tor closing the Palestinian Liberation Organization office, although the U.S. has yet to present its plan to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
The Pal- estinians accused the administration of dismantling decades of U.S. engage- ment with them. Shortly after the State Department announcement, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, launched a broadside against The Hague-based Interna- tional Criminal Court. Bolton declared that the ICC "is already dead" to the U.S.
He also threatened the court and its staff with sanctions if it proceeds PALESTINE, A4
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