Palestine Slams US ‘Blackmail,’ Says Jerusalem Not ‘For Sale’
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A Palestinian demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus burns a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during Dec. 19, 2017. | Photo: Reuters.
The Palestinian Liberation Organization called President Trump’s threat to countries voting against his Jerusalem decision extortion and blackmail.
The Palestinian leadership responded Wednesday to the U.S. threat to cut aid to countries defying Washington’s decision to declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital saying such tactics of “extortion” would only isolate the United States globally.
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"President Trump should know that there are things that are not for sale or subject to blackmail, particularly issues of principle, legality...