There are several reasons.

Tony Greenstein, an activist within the party, has repeatedly referred to Jews as Nazis.

The IDF's previous claim had been that the Saradih was fatally wounded when IDF soldiers tried to arrest him after he tried to attack them.

Erekat said the decision showed the determination of the US administration to "destroy the two-state solution."

"It is not too late for concrete action, just as it is not too late for common human decency."

Abbas, 82, will be returning to the West Bank on Friday after what officials described as "ordinary" checks in the US city of Baltimore.

“People are not getting salaries. There is no electricity and no water. That increases the likelihood of the radicals taking over [from Hamas] with an agenda that would be more militant.”

It is unclear what security status Jared Kushner requires to work at a high level on the Middle East peace process.