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PA Freezes Bid to Join UN Tourism Body after U.S. Pressure


(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - The Palestinian Authority decided Wednesday to postpone its bid to join the UN's tourism agency following U.S. pressure. A senior White House official said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promised President Trump's special adviser Jared Kushner and Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt that he wouldn't renew attempts to push through unilateral decisions against Israel in the UN. The Americans made it clear that advancing the resolution at the UN's tourism agency did not align with Abbas' promise.
2017-09-14 00:00:00
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