The U.S. plans to move ahead with the downgrade of its mission to the Palestinians on March 4, 2019 by merging its Jerusalem consulate with its embassy in Israel, the World Israel News website reports today (March 3, 2019).
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said -- when announcing the merger in October -- that it was intended to improve "efficiency and effectiveness" and did not constitute a change in policy, but Palestinian leaders view the decision as another move against them by the Trump administration.
The U.S. transferred its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last May.
The new merger brings Palestinian Authority (PA) affairs directly under the supervision of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who will now oversee American diplomatic relations with both Israel and the PA.
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