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<h1 class="reader-title">P.A. Mission in Washington Officially
Shuts Down<br>
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<div class="reader-estimated-time"><span>October 11, 2018</span></div>
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<p>The Palestinian Representative Office at the United
States in Washington D.C. has officially shut down,
Wednesday, after the deadline by the Trump
Administration for closing it went into effect at 4:30
PM.</p>
<p>Dozens of Palestinians and peace activists stood in
front of the Palestinian Mission’s office in protest of
the U.S. decision, and several speakers condemned the
escalating hostilities by President Donald Trump and his
Administration against the basic and historic human
rights of the Palestinian people, and its support to
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, and it’s
denial of internationally-guaranteed Palestinian Rights.</p>
<p>In a previous statement, Dr. Riyad al-Maliki, the
Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister, said the sign that
indicates that the building in the Palestinian
Diplomatic Mission in the US will be removed, but the
Palestinian flag will remain because the building is a
private property.</p>
<p>“The owners of the building can keep any flag up, as
long as they want to, unless the U.S. government makes
it its mission to remove the flag,” he said, “Our team
at the Palestinian Mission has been frequently asked to
remove the flag, but we kept it because it is a private
building.”</p>
<p>He concluded by wondering whether “the next battle
waged by the United States against the basic Palestinian
rights will now be about the Palestinian flag!”</p>
<p><strong>Related: </strong></p>
<p><strong><a
href="http://imemc.org/article/us-expels-palestinian-envoy-and-his-family/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">US Expels Palestinian
Envoy And His Family</a></strong></p>
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