The Palestine Liberation Organization’s ambassador to the US, Husam Zomlot, says Washington has revoked the visas of his entire family, another move that is expected to stir tensions after President Donald Trump’s recent decision to close down the organization’s Washington, DC office.
Zomlot, the head of the PLO General Delegation to the US, said Sunday that he had sent his family, including his two young children, back after finding out that their visas would expire once the diplomatic office is shuttered next month.
This is while the visas were originally set to expire in 2020, Reuters reported.
Zomlot said that two embassy employees had agreed to meet with State Department staff last week.
“The State Department informed our colleagues, as part of the discussion on the closure, that the visas of my wife and children are dependent on the PLO delegation and as such will not be valid after the closure of the office and that if they…