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President Biden Insists on Reopening the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - The Biden administration has taken an intermediate step toward reopening the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem. Unfortunately, reopening the Jerusalem consulate would symbolize U.S. recognition of eastern Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian state and, de facto, cancel President Trump's recognition of united Jerusalem as Israel's capital. As a prelude to President Biden's expected arrival in the region next month, two U.S. officials recently visited Ramallah and conveyed the message that the U.S. is committed to reopening the consulate in Jerusalem. In a State Department briefing on June 14, 2022, Spokesperson Ned Price underlined the administration's intention to reopen the consulate.