He returned to the United Nations in 2005 as ambassador of the Palestinian observer mission, which was not then regarded by the global body as representing a state. He is perhaps best known for tactics advancing the cause of Palestinian statehood in ways that have bypassed Israel. Breaking with decades of American policy, Mr. Trump relocated the United States Embassy last year from Tel Aviv to the holy city of Jerusalem — which the Palestinians also want as their future capital. This year Mr. Trump terminated American funding to the United Nations agency that helps the roughly five million Palestinians who are registered as refugees. Such steps, Mr. Mansour said, all point to what he called an unacceptable outcome from Mr. Kushner’s long-awaited peace plan.

Source: International New York Times June 28, 2019 18:33 UTC