US blocks top Palestinian politician from leading UN mission in Libya

‘The United States has blocked the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to lead the UN mission in Libya, in a move intended to reassure the Tel Aviv regime of the new US administration’s support for Israel at the world body.
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said in a statement late on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s administration “was disappointed” to learn that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had proposed Fayyad to the Security Council as the next UN special representative to the North African country.
“For too long the UN has been unfairly biased in favor of the Palestinian Authority to the detriment of our allies in Israel,” Haley further said, adding that she could not support the appointment since the state of Palestine is not a full member of the world body.’
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