Pence: Biden has turned his back on Israel

AuthorBen Ariel
Published date08 November 2021
Publication titleIsrael National News (Israel)
Biden has "restored funding for the Palestinian Authority, announced his intention to rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal, and now the Biden administration is planning to open a consulate in Jerusalem for the Palestinian people," Pence told the gathering on Saturday, as quoted by Fox News.

"This is an unlawful step and it's time for Congress to act to deny President Biden from opening a consulate in Jerusalem," he added.

During Pence's tenure as Vice President, then-President Donald Trump closed the Jerusalem consulate and moved the diplomatic staff to the US Embassy in Jerusalem, which he moved from Tel Aviv in 2018.

The Biden...

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