US UN Ambassador Craft calls for even-handed treatment of Israel, as UN looks to life under Biden

The historic out-of-the-box peace deals negotiated by the Trump Administration between Israel and four Arab countries were largely done without the help of the United Nations

"I think there will be a desire by many players to reverse course and reinsert themselves in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," May said.  "After four years of Trump, the Palestinian leadership will be (or should be) eager to engage and cooperate with international stakeholders," added May, "This could be a short window for renewed interest in the Palestinian cause which has receded to the back burner in recent years."  Just this last weekend, the U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement from the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, that elections would be held for the first time in 15 years for the authority’s presidency and its parliament.