The Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) envoy to Washington, Husam Zomlot, on Thursday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump, saying his recognition last month of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital amounted to “backstabbing”.
Zomlot was speaking at the Middle East Institute think tank and was quoted by JTA. It was the first time he made public remarks since Trump's December 6 announcement that the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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