Ted Cruz hits State Department suppression of information on the actual number of Palestinian refugees

Washington Free Beacon:

Key lawmakers in Congress are increasing pressure on the Trump administration to release a long classified government report on Palestinian refugees that insiders have described as a potential game changer in how the United States views the refugee issue and allocates millions in taxpayer funding for a major United Nations agency, according to conversations with senior congressional officials working on the matter.

The State Department has, since the Obama administration was in office, been hiding a key report believed to expose the number of Palestinian refugees as far smaller than the U.N. and other have claimed for decades. The public release of this information could alter how the United States provides funding for Palestinian refugees.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), one of the main lawmakers pressuring the Trump administration to release the report, told the Free Beacon that efforts to suppress the information on the actual Palestinian refugees is preventing Congress from providing oversight for the U.S. taxpayer.

"UNRWA lashes out against America and engages in anti-Semitic incitement. Hamas terrorists use UNRWA facilities to target Israeli civilians," Cruz told the Free Beacon. "The American people deserve to see this reported State Department assessment, so Congress and the administration can have a transparent and productive debate about America's role in the organization."

Now that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is running the State Department following the ouster of former head Rex Tillerson, lawmakers and senior congressional officials see a renewed opportunity to ensure the refugee report is released.

They continue to view the classified report's findings as a critical tipping point in the debate over UNRWA's funding and core mission, which has found itself subjected to increased scrutiny as a result of what many allege is UNRWA's anti-Israel bias and close relationship with Palestinian terror groups.
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I suspect the State Department feels that if the truth were revealed it would make it harder to get a peace agreement.  I think the opposite may be the case since it would demonstrate that the Palestinian claim is even weaker than it already appears.  Once it is revealed they should have more incentive to do a deal while they still can.