The administration of US President Donald Trump is expected to shutter the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington and threaten punitive measures against any action against Israel by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
US National Security Adviser John Bolton is scheduled to make the announcement in his speech, “Protecting American Constitutionalism and Sovereignty from International Threats,” to the conservative group Federalist Society on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday night.
“The United States will always stand with our friend and ally, Israel,” national security adviser John Bolton planned to say, according a draft of his prepared remarks reviewed by the WSJ.
“The Trump administration will not keep the office open when the Palestinians refuse to start direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel,” he planned to add.
Bolton is going to say that closing down the office addresses…