© TeleSURPalestine's FM Riyad al-Maliki
According to al-Maliki, the US will have "no role" in the peace process stemming from Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem/al-Quds as the Israeli capital.
Today's statement confirms yesterday's remarks from Palestine's Ambassador to Russia, Hafiz Nofal who stated that instead of working with Washington, Palestine will look for new international brokers to participate in future peace talks.
This comes amid sources close to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stating that Abbas will cancel a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence during his forthcoming visit to the region.
Despite frequent assertions to the contrary, the US has NEVER been an honest broker in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. Under both Republican and Democrat administrations (even under Jimmy Carter, who has been accused of being pro-Palestinian) the AIPAC-owned Congress and the pro-Zionist elements within the State Dep't made certain that the US position always favored Israel.
I expect that this will permanently stall the peace process, as, even if some honest, impartial broker would be willing to assist the process, Israel will never accept anyone who is not reliably partial to the Israeli positions.