White House Says VP Pence Reschedules ME Visit As Protests Continue
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US Vice President Mike Pence cancelled a visit to the occupied Palestinian capital of al-Quds for now.
The administration of US President Donald Trump said Monday that Pence's trip to the ‘Israeli' entity and Egypt, set to start on Tuesday, was postponed.
White House officials denied suggestions that the measure is linked to massive protests in Palestine and the rest of the Middle East over Trump's recent recognition of occupied al-Quds as the so-called ‘capital' of the ‘Israeli' entity.
The reason for the delay was said to be an upcoming tax vote in US Senate, which could need the vice president's support.
"The tax vote is still in very good shape, but we don't want to take any chances whatsoever," said a senior administration official. "We have some senators who obviously can't make it there for the vote and the Vice President feels that it's important for him to be here for the largest tax cut in history."
The upper chamber of US Congress is set to vote on Trump's tax cuts as Republicans face a razor thin margin to push the legislation, particularly as GOP Senator John McCain returned to Arizona to deal with his cancer.
On December 6, Trump said he recognizes al-Quds as the ‘Israeli' ‘capital' and vowed once again to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the city, which Palestinians consider their capital.
Hailed as a "great friend to the Jewish people" by Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump mended ties with ‘Israel' that had gone sour under former President Obama.
The Zionist regime, meanwhile, keeps taking expansionist measures in Palestine while getting engaged in atrocities against the Muslim nation.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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