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State Department Confirms: Israel Would Have to Authorize U.S. Consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Post) Lahav Harkov - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Brian McKeon confirmed Wednesday that America could not open a consulate to the Palestinians in Jerusalem without Israel's authorization. In a meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) asked him: "Is it your understanding that, under U.S. and international law, the government of Israel would have to provide its affirmative consent before the United States could open or reopen the U.S. consulate to the Palestinians in Jerusalem?" McKeon responded: "That's my understanding - that we'd need to get the consent of the host government to open any diplomatic facility."