Recently, the Trump administration has decided to close the Palestine Liberation Organization mission in the Washington D.C. This decision came after the Palestinian move against Israel to open the case of human rights violation in the International Court of Criminal. Prior to this, the USA cut off more than $200 million of aid for the Palestinian refugees in Gaza, West Bank, and Jordan. And in 2017, the recognized the Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel and moved its embassy there. It is being said that these all policies would further destabilize the Middle East region.
After the Palestinian threat to go into the ICC against Israeli officials, the decision of PLO mission closure shows that the USA and its allies are above the law and they can do whatever they think is in their interests through suppressive tactics like this. This action of the USA would give two messages to the world. First, the USA is not sincere in the peaceful resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Second, these international institutes like ICC are just for the protection of interests of the USA and its allies. So, it's not good both for the stability of the Middle East region and for the image of the USA as a supporter of International Law.
The USA aid cut off for the Palestinian refugees would further escalate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza and other regions where Palestinian refugees are living. In 1949, the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for the Palestinian people was created to provide protection for more than 700,000 refugees. But the Arab-Israel wars further increased the number of destitute people who fled to Jordan, Gaza, Lebanon, and West Bank whom this agency is supporting through social works like giving education to children and providing health-care facilities to more than 5 million people. And the USA is the biggest donor of this agency with $350 million annual aid which is the quarter of this agency's total budget $ 1.2 billion per year. So, the cut off more than $200 million would give a severe blow to the social activities of this agency and chances are there for the Palestinian people to go into the fold of terrorist organizations which is also not in the interest of America.
The USA recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel angered the foes and allies alike due to its negative implications on the stability of the Middle East region as well as to the peace process of the Palestine-Israel conflict. The reaction from the Arab world and of European was against the USA action. The Turk President said, " the US is plunging the region and the world into a fire with no end in sight”. This city is important for both the Israelis and Palestinians due to their religious sites. So, the unilateral action towards this city would never be helpful for the peaceful resolution of Palestine issue and destabilize this region forever.
Hence, the role of the USA in this issue is biased. That is why the people of Palestine say that they have no trust in the Trump administration to solve this issue on the equality basis which is not good for this region as well as for the American interests. As all know that the Middle East could never be a peaceful region unless the people of Israel and Palestine are satisfied politically. That is why America should act like a superpower and a "Just" mediator which is the real demand of this region to see the rays of peace on its soil and this is only possible when all stakeholders of this issue come to terms which give them to their proper rights.
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