B7 Trump threatens to cut aid to Palestine

WASHINGTON, D. C.: President Donald Trump admitted the Middle and threatened to cut aid to Palestinians worth

“President Trump has sabotaged our search for peace, free to blame the Palestinians for the consequences of his own irresponsible actions!”

The US has long provided the Palestinian Authority with much- needed budgetary support and security assistance, as - lion for the UN’s programs in

Unless Trump follows through on his customary tough talk, the message is likely to be seen as

Trump came to office boasting that he could achieve the “ultimate deal” that secures peace in the Middle East, something that has eluded presidents

For most the last half century the United States has been seen as indispensable—if sometimes imper

Trump’s actions are likely to cast

He has heaped pressure on Palestinians to do a deal, threatening to close the de facto “embassy” in contested claim on Jerusalem and

Efforts to harness improved a peace deal have been at least temporarily derailed by his decision to recognize Jerusalem as

The decision sparked almost universal diplomatic condemnation and deadly protests in the

president Mahmud Abbas— 82- years- old and facing the prospect of entering the history books as the leader who “lost Je- rusalem”— to cancel a planned meeting with Vice President

Christian and Muslim leaders in

Pence was forced to delay his December visit to the Middle East until later this month, and aides were on Tuesday forced to reject

“As we’ve said all along, the vice president is going to the Middle East in January,” said