By Gabriella Muñoz
The Washington Times
September 10, 2018
The Trump administration announced Monday that the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., will close, and essentially dared the International Criminal Court to push back against that decision.
“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,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. “However, the PLO has not taken steps to advance the start of direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel.”