The Biden administration is working behind the scenes to aid the Palestinian cause. This means that it is helping to boost the Palestinian jihad against Israel. The Palestinian mantra is “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free,” which means the obliteration of Israel from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. This goal is expressed in the charters of the leading Palestinian groups (PLO, PA, HAMAS, Fatah).
Given the international rise of anti-Semitism and the globalization of the pro-Palestinian cause, as was on full display in the zealous mass protests during “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” the Biden administration is playing a dangerous game and aiding and abetting those who clearly desire not to coexist with Israel, but to destroy it.
“US pressuring Israel to open consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem,” by Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom, August 10, 2021:
The Biden administration is working behind the scenes to persuade Israel to reopen the United States’ Jerusalem consulate for the Palestinians. It is believed that the matter will be raised during a meeting between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden planned to take place in late August. Both sides, however, were interested in downplaying their disagreements on the issue.
Israel Hayom has learned that administration officials have worked to delay a bill proposed by MK Nir Barkat (Likud), which if passed into law would essentially prevent the move from materializing.
The legislation proposed by Barkat, a former mayor of Jerusalem, would ban any country from establishing a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem that is not a mission to Israel. The bill further specifies that any mission established to provide consular services specifically to Jerusalem residents will require special permission from the Israeli government.
The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, meanwhile, which defines a framework for diplomatic relations between independent countries, stipulates that the “guest state [in the case the US] may not, without the prior express consent of the receiving State [Israel], establish offices forming part of the mission in localities other than those in which the mission itself is established.”
Barkat, who in July met with several Republican and Democratic congressmen and senators in Washington to explain the dangers of such a move, told Israel Hayom: “The act of establishing a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem means recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. The administration’s consent on this matter is disastrous. I intend to aggressively fight this dangerous decision. It is a red line that cannot be crossed. Jerusalem will remain the capital of unified Jerusalem for all eternity.”…
Infidel says
If the US insists on going ahead, Israel should establish an embassy to Brazil – a country Biden currently hates – in DC to demonstrate how ridiculous this is
owensgate says
Not satisfied with a disaster in Afghanistan, Biden wants to fan the Middle East into a frenzy to scuttle the brief interlude where understanding and peace woke up, only because Trump was responsible. We need to find out who is in control in Washington, because it isn’t Biden. The only thing Biden is controlling, is how early before noon he can call a Lid and take a nap.
Ray Jarman says
I have a question for the Biden DOS which is, why cannot they establish a Consulate in Ramallah? I don’t know how an a consulate can be established when there is no country or national government. If, however, the US opens a consulate of sorts within the US Embassy, Jerusalem, why not just move the operations to Ramallah?
The answer is simple. Since the Director General of the Department of State has no authority to force any State employee to accept an assignment, especially if the location is in a hostile area, the post would never be filled.
gravenimage says
Biden wants to support the Muslim claim to Jereusalem here, that’s why. He also wants to twit President Trump for daring to move the US Embassy to Israel’s capital of Jersusalem.
gravenimage says
Biden administration working behind the scenes to pressure Israel to open consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem
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Disgusting–but no surprise.
Chief Nick says
What kind of lunatic would ever recognize “Palestine” as it has never been a country, is not a country, and will never be because IF it does destroy Israel it will be sucked up by a real Arab country.