Abbas slams US administration during visit to Baghdad

Source: Abbas slams US administration during visit to Baghdad – Israel Hayom

After meeting with Iraqi PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi, PA President Mahmoud Abbas says Trump administration is “encouraging Israel to be a state above the law” • Abdul-Mahdi and Iraqi President Barham Saleh stress Jerusalem’s importance to the Palestinian people.

Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff // published on 05/03/2019

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Iraqi President Barham Saleh at Salam Palace in Baghdad, Monday

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Top Iraqi officials have expressed support for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who blasted the Trump administration during a visit to Baghdad.

On Monday, Abbas held talks with Iraqi President Barham Saleh a day after he met with Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi. Both leaders expressed the importance of Jerusalem to the Palestinian people.

Abbas said after meeting with Abdul-Mahdi that “the current American administration is encouraging Israel to be a state above the law.”

Abbas added that the Trump administration “is biased and not suitable to be a sponsor of peace talks.”

The Trump administration has cited the reluctance of Palestinian leaders to enter peace negotiations with Israel, as well as the PA’s ongoing support for terrorism, as reasons for its decision to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians.

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