(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Palestinians said yesterday they were recalling their envoy to the United States for consultations in a move that follows US President Donald Trump's designation of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki decided to recall PLO envoy to Washington Husam Zomlot, official Palestinian news agency WAFA said, without providing further details.
Trump's December 6 announcement regarding the disputed city deeply angered the Palestinians and led to weeks of unrest.
Palestinian officials had earlier said president Mahmoud Abbas would refuse to meet US Vice President Mike Pence during a visit to the region that had been planned for December but which was later cancelled.
He has also said he would accept no further role for the United States in the Middle East peace process. Violence since Trump's announcement has left 13 Palestinians dead, with most killed in clashes with Israeli forces. Yesterday, while marking the 53rd anniversary of his Fatah movement, Abbas called Jerusalem 'the eternal capital of the Palestinian people.
Jerusalem's status is perhaps the most sensitive issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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