US to reopen Jerusalem consulate, upgrading Palestinian ties
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Palestinian activists, right, speak with an Israeli police officer as two activists IDs are checked after they started to repair a mural that was defaced by a Jewish settler in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem, where Palestinian families face imminent eviction from their homes by Israeli settlers, Monday, May 24, 2021. One activist was arrested after re-painting the Arabic phrase, welcome to the resilient neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
JERUSALEM (AP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the reopening of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem – a move that restores ties with the Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration.
Foreign Secretary visits Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories (May 2021) English
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25 May 2021
The Foreign Secretary will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah during his 1-day visit. The UK remains committed to the 2-state solution as the best way to permanently end the occupation, deliver Palestinian self-determination and preserve Israel’s Jewish and democratic identity.
He will also meet Israeli Foreign and Defence Ministers, Gabi Ashkenazi and Benny Gantz, as well as Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh and Foreign Minister Riad Malki.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:
The UK welcomes the ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. It is crucial that all sides now focus on ensuring it can last. The events of the last month demonstrate the urgent need to make genuine progress towards a more positive future for both Israelis and Palestinians, and breaks the cycle of violence
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Dominic Raab will reiterate that the UK supports a two-state solution to deliver “lasting peace” in Gaza on a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Wednesday.
Mr Raab will meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on the one-day visit, which comes after the Israel-Gaza ceasefire was declared on Friday.
The Foreign Secretary is expected to outline that the UK is committed to a two-state solution, the creation of an independent Palestinian nation alongside Israel, which the Government believes is “the best way to permanently end the occupation, deliver Palestinian self-determination and preserve Israel’s Jewish and democratic identity”.
JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced plans to reopen a key diplomatic outreach office to the Palestinians and pledged nearly US$40 million in new aid reversing key policies of the Trump administration as he moved to bolster the embattled Palestinian government in the West Bank. On his first official visit to the region, Blinken met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders with the immediate aim of shoring up last week s cease-fire that ended 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. He vowed to rally international support for the effort while also promising to ensure that none of the aid would reach Hamas.