Palestinians to Consider Severing Israel Ties, Erekat Says
- Leadership responds after U.S. closes mission in Washington
- Security cooperation helps prevent militant attacks in Israel
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The Palestinian Authority vowed to reconsider its cooperation with Israel as it again accused the U.S. of taking sides in the stalled Middle East peace process.
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat told reporters in Ramallah that the full range of political, economic and security ties would be reassessed in the wake of the Trump administration’s decision on Monday to shut the Palestinian mission in Washington.