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Opening a U.S. Consulate to the Palestinian Authority on Israeli Territory Undermines Its Sovereignty
(Jerusalem Post) Lahav Harkov - Former Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat is on a mission to stop the U.S. from opening a mission to the Palestinians in Israel's capital. He argues that opening a consulate to a foreign entity - the Palestinian Authority - on Israel's territory undermines its sovereignty in Jerusalem. A bill Barkat introduced on the subject in the Knesset notes: "As is practiced in the world and international law, including and especially the Vienna Consular Convention, no sovereign state allows a foreign country to open a diplomatic mission on its territory that is meant to serve residents of a third state or entity, certainly not to a hostile entity."