U.S. administration led by President Donald Trump is expected to unveil the Middle East Peace process plan next month but the Palestinians have already rejected it as they claim it is heavily biased in favor of Israel. The Palestinian Authority (PA) cut official ties with Washington in December 2017 following the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki told Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat that the US “will not find a single Palestinian to accept” its deal if it does not propose a Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem. At the UN Security Council on 9 May, the PA asked the EU to “pick up the mantle in defense of the two-state solution if the upcoming US peace plan ditches Palestinian statehood”, reported France24. The PA urged the EU to call for an international conference that would reaffirm the global consensus of a two-state solution and reject the US approach. PA ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour also wanted Russia to step up its Middle East diplomacy and suggested the constitution of a UN-led Middle East peace quartet.