Despite the pressures of the Zionist regime, United States is following the opening of the “de facto embassy” in occupied Jerusalem.
The US Secretary of State announced Washington’s intention to open a de facto US embassy in occupied Jerusalem, despite strong opposition from the Zionist regime.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington intends to open its de facto embassy to the Palestinians, despite strong opposition from Israel, Anatoly was quoted as saying.
“We will work closely with Israel, expand our diplomatic relations with the Palestinians, and share common interests with our partners in the region in supporting efforts to advance a lasting peace,” he told a joint news conference with his Israeli and Emirati counterparts. “We will consult and consult.”
“As I said in May, we [the United States] are moving towards opening a consulate to deepen our relationship with Palestine,” he added.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid had previously warned that reopening the US consulate in occupied Jerusalem, which had traditionally been the US diplomatic base for the Palestinians, was a “bad idea”.
According to Lapid, this action “will send a wrong message not only to the region and the Palestinian people, but also to other countries, and Israel does not want this to happen!”
It is worth mentioning that the US Consulate building in occupied Jerusalem, which was built before the occupation of Palestine by the Zionist regime; It was closed in 2019 following the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem by order of former US President Donald Trump.
Trump’s move, which angered Palestinian officials, led to Washington severing ties with the Palestinian Authority. Joe Biden’s government now claims that reviving relations with the Palestinian Authority is one of his government’s foreign policy priorities.
