The Biden administration recently decided to give up the establishment of a US consulate for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported tonight (Sunday).
According to the report, following the decision he made a few months ago to freeze the move, the Biden administration recently decided to give up the move, and instead take a series of steps to upgrade relations with the Palestinians.
According to the publication on the website, which was based on two American and Palestinian factors, the United States intends to upgrade the status of Deputy State Secretary for Palestinian and Israeli Affairs, Hadi Amar, to the position of special envoy to the Palestinians.
Amar, according to the report, will remain in Washington but will hold frequent meetings in the area to work directly with the Palestinian Affairs Unit, which is part of the US Embassy in Israel.
In the past, the unit was directly subordinate to the State Department, meaning not a hierarchical part of the embassy, but former President Donald Trump integrated it within the embassy.
Upon Amar's imminent appointment, the unit will report to him directly and cease to be part of the embassy.
In fact, it will be a separate mission for the Palestinians in every possible sense.
According to the report, the unit is still reporting to Washington, but the move to appoint Amar will make it official.
The intention of the Biden administration is to complete by its visit the series of steps that will compensate for the non-establishment of the separate consulate.
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