Senior Fatah Official: US VP Pence ’Unwelcome in Palestine’

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US Vice President Mike Pence was expected to visit both the Zionist entity and the Palestinian Authority later this month but senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub said Thursday he was "unwelcome in Palestine."

"In the name of Fatah I say that we will not welcome Trump's deputy in the Palestinian territories. He asked to meet [Palestinian President Mahmoud] Abbas on the 19th of this month in Bethlehem. Such a meeting will not take place," Rajoub announced.

Rajoub's comments came one day following US President Donald Trump's speech officially recognizing al-Quds as ‘Israel's' ‘capital' and announcing his administration will commence preparation to move the US Embassy there.

Meanwhile, the White House announced at the end of October that Vice President Pence will visit the ‘Israeli' occupation entity during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

The announcement said Pence's visit will center on ‘Israeli'-Palestinian so-called ‘peace' and that he will meet separately with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Abbas.

Pence is expected to leave the ‘Israeli'-occupied territories for Egypt, where he will convene with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team