U.S. To Close Palestinian Mission After PLO Refuses To Engage In Peace Talks

The Washington D.C. Palestinian Mission will close, State Department officials say, after a Palestinian attempt to prosecute Israel in an international court and after the PLO refused to come to the negotiation table in peace talks.

A statement by the State Department claims that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) — the recognized representative of the Palestinian people — failed to negotiate a peace plan with Israel and instead attempted to have the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate Israel for so-called war crimes, the BBC reports.