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JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden’s plan to work to reopen the Palestinians’ diplomatic mission in Washington could be held up over a law that exposes Palestinian officials to US anti-terror lawsuits, officials and advisers to the Palestinians say.
The Biden administration hopes to repair relations with the Palestinians after a sharp deterioration under former President Donald Trump, who closed the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Washington office in 2018 and cut millions of dollars in aid to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
But under an anti-terror amendment passed by Congress and signed into law by Trump in 2019, the Palestinians would become liable for $655.5 million in financial penalties against them in US courts if they open an office in the United States.
Reopening mission may expose Palestinians to U.S. court claims U.S. aide to Palestinians says talks underway on legal remedy
By Rami Ayyub and Matt Spetalnick
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden s plan to work to reopen the Palestinians diplomatic mission in Washington could be held up over a law that exposes Palestinian officials to U.S. anti-terror lawsuits, officials and advisers to the Palestinians say.
The Biden administration hopes to repair relations with the Palestinians after a sharp deterioration under former President Donald Trump, who closed the Palestine Liberation Organization s Washington office in 2018 and cut millions of dollars in aid to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Biden pledge to reopen PLO mission in Washington faces legal hurdles Reuters 1/29/2021 Biden aims to reverse some Trump moves toward Palestinians Reopening mission may expose Palestinians to U.S. court claims U.S. aide to Palestinians says talks underway on legal remedy
By Rami Ayyub and Matt Spetalnick
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden s plan to work to reopen the Palestinians diplomatic mission in Washington could be held up over a law that exposes Palestinian officials to U.S. anti-terror lawsuits, officials and advisers to the Palestinians say.
The Biden administration hopes to repair relations with the Palestinians after a sharp deterioration under former President Donald Trump, who closed the Palestine Liberation Organization s Washington office in 2018 and cut millions of dollars in aid to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.