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By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stated in November that “sovereignty in Jerusalem belongs to one country, Israel,” and “if the Americans want to open a consulate in Ramallah we have no problem with that.”
The decision not to reopen the Jerusalem consulate to the Palestinian Authority is still only a temporary one that Biden can change.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rep. David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) said the proposal to reopen it would be “inconsistent” with the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
A number of Democratic representatives have stated that they intend to act in the coming days and raise the issue with Biden in a number of ways, imploring him to reconsider the decision.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
‘Jerusalem is Not Afghanistan’: New Coalition to Fight Opening US Consulate in Jerusalem for Palestinian Authority
July 3, 2026 
