Trump orders closure of Palestinians’ office in U.S.
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 U.N. agency that provides humanitarian assistance to more than 5 million Palestinians who have scattered across the Middle East since the creation of Israel.