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White House Would Like a Consulate in East Jerusalem, Adviser Says

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan responds to a question from the news media during the White House daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US 11 July 2022. (EPA)
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan responds to a question from the news media during the White House daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US 11 July 2022. (EPA)
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White House Would Like a Consulate in East Jerusalem, Adviser Says

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan responds to a question from the news media during the White House daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US 11 July 2022. (EPA)
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan responds to a question from the news media during the White House daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US 11 July 2022. (EPA)

The White House would like to see a US consulate for the Palestinians open in east Jerusalem, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday as President Joe Biden made his way to the region.

"Our position is that we would like a consulate in East Jerusalem. Obviously, that requires engagement with the Israeli government. It requires engagement with the Palestinian leadership as well. And we will continue that engagement on this trip," Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force 1.

Sullivan also said the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had spoken with the family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

"He has invited the family to the United States to be able to sit down and engage with them directly," Sullivan said.

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Arab League Secretary General Condemns Israeli Statements on West Bank Sovereignty

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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Arab League Secretary General Condemns Israeli Statements on West Bank Sovereignty

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit strongly condemned the extremist remarks made by an Israeli official regarding extending Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, the Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Aboul Gheit urged the international community to take a stand against this radical attitude, emphasizing that it only leads to heightened tensions in the region and incites further extremism and violence.
He said that such statements attest to Israel's total disregard for international law, which recognizes the West Bank as an occupied territory that cannot be annexed or subjected to Israeli sovereignty, and considers settlements illegal.
Aboul Gheit further stressed that such statements expose the true nature of the extremist settler government in Israel, which is an occupying force, and reveal its actual agenda, which is to undermine the Palestinian cause through its policies, including the annexation of occupied territory.
The Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit held in Riyadh, he added, approved several mechanisms and action plans to counter the Israeli agenda, which has now become evident as solely aimed at undermining any genuine opportunity to arrive at the two-state solution, a goal supported by the entire international community.