Blowback after U.S. objects to Palestinian UN appointment
By Reuters
11 February 2017 |
11:06 am
Longtime diplomats outraged by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley’s objections to a Palestinian leading the UN mission to Libya.
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