Evening Edition: Will U.S.-Israeli Relations Be Strained By Consulate Reopening in Jerusalem?

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🗓️ 11 August 2021

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President Biden will go forward with plans to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem that will handle Palestinian affairs, an embassy spokesperson told Fox News on Wednesday. The move reverses a decision by the Trump Administration and could be seen as very controversial for Israelis. Israeli government officials, who must approve a new consulate, have concerns that it could destabilize the newly formed government. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks to Nir Barkat, Knesset member and former Mayor of Jerusalem, who feels the decision could damage U.S.-Israel relations, and Mustafa Barghouti, a Senior Palestinian Official, who says the consulate should never have been closed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.9	Wednesday, August 11th, 2021. I'm Trey Yinks. The Biden administration will move forward
0:29.4	with the process to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem, a U.S. embassy spokesperson told Fox News today.
0:35.0	It's something unacceptable. It could dramatically impede the relationship between Israelis and the Americans.
0:40.0	This is something that friends don't do to each other. This is the Fox News run. the The consulate general that serves Palestinians in Jerusalem was closed by
0:54.8	President Trump in 2019, but it previously existed for decades. Despite heavy
0:59.8	political pressure, President Biden will reopen the consulate in the Holy City.
1:04.5	There's no indication right now that the Biden team plans to reverse other decisions made by
1:08.6	President Trump, such as moving the embassy itself to Jerusalem or recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1:15.5	Though the consulate decision is drawing criticism from certain members of the Israeli government.
1:20.0	Well, it's important to understand how Israelis feel about the relationship with the United States of America.
1:25.0	For more on this story, this is near Barkat, a Kinescent member and former mayor of Jerusalem.
1:30.0	You know, on Israeli Independence Day, Israelis raised the Israeli flag and they raised the American
1:35.4	flag.
1:36.4	We see ourselves as the strategic partner with shared values and shared ideologies to the Americans.
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