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Al-Araby
As of yet, the Biden administration has not fulfilled its pledge to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem, an office that for decades served as the de facto embassy for Palestinians from East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It was shut down in 2019 by the previous US president Donald Trump, and its staff was absorbed by the US embassy in Israel, which was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem a year prior. The Biden Administration repeatedly said that it will reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem, but still procrastinates on the issue, especially due to heavy Israeli rejection and pushba…