Palestinian official balking at US 'extortion or pressure'
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Trump administration has put the Palestinians on notice that it will shutter their office in Washington unless they've entered serious peace talks with Israel, U.S. officials said, potentially giving President Donald Trump more leverage as he seeks an elusive Mideast peace deal.The Palestinian foreign minister denounced the U.S. move as an attempt at "extortion."Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has determined that the Palestinians ran afoul of an obscure [...]
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