Exclusive: Palestinians say President Trump envoy's Twitter shows peace deal won't be fair.
Hanan Ashrawi, a veteran Palestinian politician criticized in seven of Greenblatt's tweets, said Palestinians don't believe diplomacy should be conducted on Twitter but are paying close attention nonetheless.
More Palestinian terror attacks: 2 Israeli police officers stabbed at Damascus Gate & another drive-by shooting at Givat Assaf which killed 2 Israelis & wounded 2 more. My thoughts & prayers are with the victims’ families. I pray for the swift recovery of those injured....He has never criticized Israel or any of its leaders, though dozens of his tweets praise Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
Yet Palestinians have questioned why, if it's committed to brokering peace, the administration has repeatedly granted concessions to Israel, such as moving its embassy to Jerusalem and the Golan Heights recognition. Palestinian leaders and intellectuals said any confidence they had that Trump's envoy was acting in good faith has been further undermined by his allegiance to Israel's interests on Twitter.
Shtayyeh had been on the job for less than a week when Greenblatt in April chastised him for dismissing the yet-to-be-unveiled peace plan. Greenblatt offered the new prime minister some professional advice:"You have an obligation to first look at an opportunity before you dismiss it."
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