State Department defends presence of PLO office in Washington

Jerusalem Post reports:

The US State Department is pushing back against Republican calls for the government to shutter the Palestine Liberation Organization's offices in Washington.

The Republican leadership says the PLO office serves no purpose, since its leaders in Ramallah have failed to condemn the recent wave of violence against Israeli civilians as acts of terrorism. But the State Department says a Palestinian presence in Washington is essential to keep lines of communication open and to maintain a direct relationship with the organization.

An Obama regime update.