Nikki Haley: No additional funds for UNRWA unless Palestinians return to negotiating table

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warned that the Trump administration will not provide additional funding to UNRWA unless the Palestinians return to the negotiating table. During a press conference at U.N. Headquarters on January 2, 2017, Haley was asked about the resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on December 21, 2017, which condemned President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The press conference included the following question and response:

"Question: Will the U.S. maintain its present level of funding of the U.N. Relief Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in light of the General Assembly Jerusalem resolution, pushed by the Palestinians, and the Palestinian U.N. representative's threat to 'unleash all the weapons we have at the U.N.'?

Haley: I think the President has basically said he does not want to give any additional funding or stop funding until the Palestinians are agreeing to come back to the negotiation table. And what we saw with the resolution was not helpful to the situation. We are trying to move for a peace process but if that does not happen, the President's not going to continue to fund that situation...

I stood proudly even if I was the only hand in the Security Council, to fight for the will of the people of the United States. They wanted to see the embassy moved to Jerusalem and we followed through with that. We very much still want to have a peace process. Nothing changes with that. The Palestinians now have to show their will that they want to come to the table. As of now they are not coming to the table but they ask for aid. We are not giving the aid. We are going to make sure they come to the table and we want to move forward with the peace process..."