Posted on 09/03/2021 5:04:55 AM PDT by blueplum
Foreign minister warns reviving site traditionally used for diplomacy with Palestinians could be ‘destabilising’
Israel has said a US plan to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem that was traditionally a base for diplomatic outreach to Palestinians is a “bad idea” and could destabilise the prime minister’s new government.
The previous US administration of Donald Trump signalled support for Israel’s claim on Jerusalem as its capital by moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv and subsuming the consulate in that mission.
It was among several moves that incensed the Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as capital of a hoped-for, future state.
President Joe Biden has pledged to restore ties with the Palestinians, back a two-state solution and reopen the consulate...
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Doesn’t Israel have to approve the location of Us Consulates? Could they just say no?
Theoretically. We won’t, however.
The Democrats already want us dead, just due to inherent antisemitism.
No reason to provoke them.
Hey, Bibi gave Trump the finger. He was among the first to congratulate Biden.
I’m sure Bi I knew first hand the truth about the election being stolen.
In summary, fraudulent elections have consequences.
This brings up a question - the accursed “Palestinians” keep blathering on about “forming” a state, yet in some seventy years they have done NOTHING to actually begin to form and develop a viable national government. They have always concentrated on running an urban guerrilla confrontation with the Israelis, yet done nothing to show they are serious about running their own country. They just want to chase the Israelis into the sea and expropriate the real estate.
Which they would run into the ground within months, reducing much of it to barren desert once again.
Over the millenia Israel has turned away from God. No surprise here.
It it's outreach to palestinians we want, why not Ramallah? And Gaza, we can open two.
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