Palestinians see US reconsidering Israel embassy pledge, says PLO official
The United States has not formally communicated to the Palestinian leadership that it does not intend to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, despite reports as such, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday. “We have not received reassurances in writing or verbally from the US that it does not plan to move the embassy,” Wasel Abu Yousif, a PLO Executive Committee member, told The Jerusalem Post.Be the first to know – Join our Facebook page. Hundreds of Palestinians call on Trump not to relocate US embassyOn Wednesday morning, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, a pan-Arab newspaper, reported that the White House had communicated to the Palestinian leadership that President Donald Trump has backtracked on his campaign promise to relocate the US’s diplomatic headquarters in Israel.