Overview

• A State Department official said the order covers members of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, with one report citing about 80 people affected.
• The permanent Palestinian mission to the U.N. is exempt under the U.N. Headquarters Agreement, according to a State Department spokesperson.
• Palestinian leaders protested the move as contrary to the host-country agreement and urged a reversal, as Mahmoud Abbas had planned to attend and speak.
• Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly thanked Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump for the decision.
• U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Palestinian representation is important and expressed hope for a resolution, with the action seen as potentially complicating recognition pushes expected by France, the U.K., Australia and Canada.