Report: Abbas Refused Kushner's Phone Call Following Decision to Sever Ties With Washington

[DonViejo]

Source: Haaretz




A source tells Haaretz that the Palestinian president is determined to ignore the White House until the future of the Palestinian mission in Washington is determined

Jack Khoury and Amir Tibon Nov 23, 2017 12:39 PM


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to receive a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser in charge of brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, Jared Kushner, on Wednesday.

Instead of taking Kushner's call, Abbas referred him to the Palestinian Authority's representative in Washington, Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen TV reported. The White House denied the report.

The alleged snub comes on the heels of the instructions given by Abbas on Tuesday to freeze Palestinian contacts with the U.S. This decision came after Trump's threat to close the Palestine Liberation Organization mission in Washington, D.C.

The White House is demanding that the Palestinians drop their request for The Hague's International Criminal Court to investigate Israel, as well as not resisting an American peace initiative as two preconditions for the PLO to continue its activity in the U.S.



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[dalton99a]

1. Jared the amazing peacemaker at work

[DetlefK]

3. A 30yo real-estate princeling was the right choice for this job.

[QED]

2. He didn't want to go to Jared.

[Scarsdale]

4. Jared, the smart kid

should not be in that office. He lied on his security application. He never should have been issued a security clearance. He is as qualified for his job as tRump is for his. Maybe Ivanka could fill in for him? Just as qualified, isn't she? Disgraceful that a group of rank amateurs are trying to run this country, unless the aim is to destroy the country?

[CanonRay]

5. I don't know about you, but I'm sick of winning!

Heck ova job, Jared!

[Maeve]

6. Helluva job, Jared! eom