Palestine decries Israeli refusal to reopen a US consulate to serve Palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem
The reopening could help mend US ties with the Palestinians ruptured under former US President Donald Trump.
In a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said it views the reopening of the consulate as part of the international community's commitments to ending Israel's decades-long occupation of territories of the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said late Saturday there was no room in Jerusalem for another American mission.“There's no room for another American consulate in Jerusalem,” he said. “Jerusalem is the capital of one state and that's the state of Israel.” US pledge to reopen consulate
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged to reopen it, in a move that could help mend US ties with the Palestinians ruptured under Trump.
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