(Times of Israel) Eric Cortellessa - The Trump Administration will soon announce that it rejects the Palestinian demand for a "right of return" for million of refugees and their descendants to Israel, Israel's Hadashot TV reported Saturday. The U.S. will also ask Israel to "reconsider" the mandate that Israel gives to UNRWA to operate in the West Bank, the report said. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last year: "The time has come to dismantle UNRWA and have its parts be integrated into the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)." He asked why the Palestinians needed a specific body when the UNHCR has helped tens of millions of displaced persons since World War II.
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