By Amb. Alan Baker web posted July 19, 2021
On May 25, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Ramallah with PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas, as part of a series of measures intended to “engage with and provide support for the Palestinian people.” Blinken announced the intention of the U.S. administration to reopen the former U.S. Consulate-General in Jerusalem. The former consulate had served as a quasi-diplomatic mission to the Palestinian leadership and served Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem, the West Bank areas of Judea and Samaria, and the Gaza Strip. The consulate was merged in 2019 with the new U.S. embassy, which opened in Jerusalem following the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
A U S consulate for the Palestinians should not be in Jerusalem
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A US Consulate for the Palestinians Should Not Be in Jerusalem
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Marie Newman in Chicago, IL on Sunday, February 4, 2018. (Photo: Christopher Dilts/Flickr)
Two progressive House members are circulating a congressional letter to Secretary of State Tony Blinken. The letter calls on the Biden administration to use diplomatic pressure in an effort to stop the displacement of Palestinians in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Al-Bustan and Sheikh Jarrah.
“We appreciate your urgent attention to the dire situation in the West Bank. We look forward to your earliest possible reply and working with you to uphold the dignity and human rights of all peoples around the world,” it reads.
The letter specifically calls on the administration to do the following: