GOP senators deeply concerned about WH move to elevate ties with PA

• Date: 08 June 2021
• Published date: 08 June 2021
• Author: Dan Verbin

In recent weeks, the Biden administration has began putting in places measures for the beginning of reopening the US consulate general facility in Jerusalem that once handled diplomatic relations with the PA.

The mission was closed in 2019 after the Trump administration recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Palestinian affairs were moved to an office located in the new US embassy.

The Biden administration also reportedly wants to reopen the shuttered Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) mission in Washington DC, which was closed in 2018 after the PLO refused to stop inciting terrorism against Israel.

According to the Washington Free Beacon, a group of 16 Republican senators led by Marco Rubio (R-FL) has warned the White House of repercussions if it goes ahead with reopening both missions. They are also accusing the White House of launching a clandestine campaign to delegitimize the US's previous move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

In a statement, the group called the moves to reopen both missions "deeply concerning."

They addressed President Biden: "While we are committed to...