U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley
"US President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations questioned on Tuesday the credibility of Palestinian claims to a 'right of return' to lands in modern-day Israel, touching on one of the most sensitive topics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... 'You're looking at the fact that, yes, there's an endless number of refugees that continue to get assistance,' she said. But she said the issue was 'bigger' than that. 'The Palestinians continue to bash America,' she said, while 'they have their hand out wanting UNRWA money.' 'UNRWA can stay there, and we can be a donor if they reform,' Haley continued, declining to endorse a proposal to wrap UNRWA – a refugee body devoted exclusively to the Palestinian cause – into the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR. 'We will look back at partnering them.' ... 'I absolutely think we have to look at right of return,' she added. Trump administration officials have declined to comment or push back against reports that they will soon roll out their position on a 'right of return,' long criticized by the Israeli government as an attempt by Palestinians to undermine the Jewish nature of the state..."