U.S. to reopen Jerusalem consulate, upgrading Palestinian ties
Meeting with Palestinian President Abbas, Blinken says Biden administration will ask Congress for $75M in development and economic assistance, including immediate transfer of $37.5M to rebuilding efforts in Gaza and UNRWA
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Published: 05.25.21 , 19:13
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced Tuesday the reopening of the American Consulate General in Jerusalem a move that restores ties with the Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration.
The consulate long served as an autonomous office in charge of diplomatic relations with the Palestinians. But former U.S. President Donald Trump downgraded its operations and placed them under the authority of his ambassador to Israel when he moved the embassy to Jerusalem. The move infuriated the Palestinians, who view East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.
Official's statement raises uproar among individuals critical of Israel's conduct during Gaza war as well as enclave's own residents, who are now demanding the UNRWA official resign
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During the latest cross-border war pitting Israel against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were in constant communication, taking to each other on the phone at least six times during the course of the eleven-day conflict.
Biden was taken completely surprised by the outbreak of hostilities. Having previously focused his attention on battling the coronavirus epidemic, rebuilding the U.S. economy, returning to the Iran nuclear agreement, and dealing with foreign adversaries such as China and Russia, Biden hardly expected to be drawn into the morass of Israel’s protracted conflict with the Palestinians
Washington DC [US] May 26 (ANI): The United States will be opposed to any steps that either of the sides of the Israeli-Palestine conflict takes to undermine prospects of the two-state solution, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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