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U.S. Holding Off on Reopening Jerusalem Consulate for Palestinians
(Times of Israel) Jacob Magid - The Biden administration has effectively shelved its effort to resurrect the de facto mission to the Palestinians in Jerusalem shuttered in 2019, following significant pushback from Israel. A Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU) is continuing to operate from the Agron Street building in West Jerusalem as a subsection of the U.S. embassy in the city. However, for the past several months, the PAU has begun independently reporting back to Washington.