State Department To Merge Palestinian Affairs Office With Us Embassy In Jerusalem

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is readying to merge nan responsibilities of nan Palestinian Affairs Office into nan U.S. Embassy successful Jerusalem successful an effort to proceed a negotiated ngo successful Israel’s superior that was put successful spot by President Donald Trump during his first word successful office.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced Rubio’s determination during a property briefing Tuesday.

"Secretary Rubio has decided to merge nan responsibilities of nan agency of nan Palestinian Affairs Office afloat into different sections of nan United States Embassy successful Jerusalem," Bruce said. "This determination will reconstruct nan first Trump-term model of a unified U.S. negotiated ngo successful Israel's superior that reports to nan U.S. ambassador to Israel."

She added that U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will statesman to make nan basal changes to instrumentality nan merger complete nan coming weeks.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OVERRULES TRUMP POLICY ON PALESTINIANS

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to merge nan responsibilities of nan Palestinian Affairs Office pinch nan U.S. Embassy successful Jerusalem. (State Department)

"The United States remains committed to its historical narration pinch Israel, bolstering Israel's information and securing bid to create a amended life for nan full region," Bruce said.

The Biden management established nan U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs successful 2022 aft reversing Trump’s closure of nan consulate to nan Palestinians successful Jerusalem during his first administration.

TRUMP OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL CITY, ORDERS EMBASSY MOVE FOR US

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is readying to merge nan responsibilities of nan Office of Palestinian Affairs pinch nan U.S. Embassy successful Jerusalem. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

Biden’s move was viewed by immoderate arsenic rewarding nan Palestinian leadership aft a activity of coercion during which 2 Palestinians wielding an ax and weapon murdered 3 Israelis successful nan municipality of Elad successful May 2022.

The first Trump management helped to discuss groundbreaking agreements, called nan Abraham Accords, successful 2020 to normalize negotiated relations betwixt Israel and nan United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.

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A roadworthy motion indicates nan U.S. Embassy successful Jerusalem. (Hillel Maeir/TPS)

The Israeli authorities vehemently opposed a reopening of nan Palestinian consulate successful Jerusalem because it would undercut nan beatified metropolis arsenic nan undivided superior of Israel.

The U.S. Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 recognizes Jerusalem arsenic nan superior of Israel and calls for it to stay an undivided city. 

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Trump, successful 2017, recognized Jerusalem arsenic Israel’s superior successful 2017 and moved nan U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem nan pursuing year.

Fox News’ Benjamin Weinthal contributed to this report.