A senior Palestinian official lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying "real estate men" can't resolve the Middle East conflict.
Tuesday's remarks by Saeb Erekat, a veteran Palestinian peace negotiator, came as the White House was expected to unveil a long-awaited peace plan.
Before being elected president, Trump's main professional focus was on real estate.
Erekat said the White House "should be run by great men, not real estate men," and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "won't be solved by the tools of real estate men."
Erekat also said the Palestinian Authority will continue making payments to families of jailed or slain Palestinian terrorists, after Israel passed a law this week deducting the amount allocated for this purpose, in the millions of dollars, from the tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinians.
The Israeli move deepened a budget crunch for the Palestinians, already hit by U.S. aid cuts.
